How common is the last name Nichols?

136,692 people in the United States have the last name Nichols, about 1 in 2,187. It ranks #206 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

NICHOLS

#206

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
136,692
About
1 in 2,187
This common or more
22.8%
Who bears it

Of the 136,692 people with the last name Nichols, 79.3% reported their origin as White, 11.7% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Nichols

#204 Dunn · 137,243#205 Payne · 137,217#207 Hawkins · 135,632#208 Spencer · 135,510

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Nichols, most common first.

#592 Nicholson · 55,506#1,378 Nicholas · 25,235#3,707 Nicolas · 9,318#5,801 Nicholls · 5,750#7,353 Nickels · 4,372#17,715 Nicholes · 1,556#21,315 Nickols · 1,251#44,477 Nicolls · 520

Also a first name

As a first name, Nichols ranks #9,824 of 53,615, with 1,392 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1987, with 55 births. See Nichols as a first name

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