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Nicholas

in Ohio

There are 989 people with the last name "Nicholas" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

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Nicholas 1,122
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  1. is 1,118th most common Melton
  2. is 1,119th most common Bland
  3. is 1,120th most common Trent
  4. is 1,121st most common Waugh
  5. is 1,122nd most common Nicholas
  6. is 1,123rd most common Mcmullen
  7. is 1,124th most common Shah
  8. is 1,125th most common Gorman
  9. is 1,126th most common Amos

Most Common First Names for Nicholas

Robert, David, James, Michael, William, Mary, John, Richard, George, Joseph

Meaning & History

English and Dutch: from the personal name (Greek Nikolaos, from nikān ‘to conquer’ + laos ‘people’). Forms with -ch- are due to hypercorrection (compare Anthony). The name in various vernacular forms was popular among Christians throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, largely as a result of the fame of a 4th-century Lycian bishop, about whom a large number of legends grew up, and who was venerated in the Orthodox Church as well as the Catholic. In English-speaking countries, this surname is also found as an Americanized form of various Greek surnames such as Papanikolaou ‘(son of) Nicholas the priest’ and patronymics such as Nikolopoulos.

FOREBEARS The colonial official and revolutionary patriot Robert Carter Nicholas was from a prominent VA family on both sides. His father was a British navy surgeon who emigrated in about 1700 from Lancashire, England, to Williamsburg, VA.

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