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Nicholas

in Rhode Island

There are 70 people with the last name "Nicholas" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Nicholas 2,047
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  1. is 2,043rd most common Lora
  2. is 2,044th most common Millette
  3. is 2,045th most common Moody
  4. is 2,046th most common Mulholland
  5. is 2,047th most common Nicholas
  6. is 2,048th most common Patalano
  7. is 2,049th most common Pitts
  8. is 2,050th most common Rafferty
  9. is 2,051st most common Riel

Most Common First Names for Nicholas

John, James, Kenneth, Lynn, Michael, Russell

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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