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Nicholas

in Tennessee

There are 308 people with the last name "Nicholas" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

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Nicholas 2,350
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  1. is 2,346th most common Scates
  2. is 2,347th most common Steadman
  3. is 2,348th most common William
  4. is 2,349th most common Alvarado
  5. is 2,350th most common Nicholas
  6. is 2,351st most common Owenby
  7. is 2,352nd most common Rittenberry
  8. is 2,353rd most common Apple
  9. is 2,354th most common Gresham

Most Common First Names for Nicholas

David, Robert, James, John, Steven, Charles, Mark, Mary, Nancy, Ronald

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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