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Nicholas

in Washington

There are 501 people with the last name "Nicholas" in Washington.

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Ranking in Washington

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Nicholas 1,204
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  1. is 1,200th most common Kumar
  2. is 1,201st most common Ott
  3. is 1,202nd most common Hutchison
  4. is 1,203rd most common Bauman
  5. is 1,204th most common Nicholas
  6. is 1,205th most common Pickett
  7. is 1,206th most common Kay
  8. is 1,207th most common Mora
  9. is 1,208th most common Pruitt

Most Common First Names for Nicholas

John, Michael, Robert, David, James, Daniel, Thomas, Andrew, Lawrence, Mary

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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