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Origin Of The Surname Nicholas
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Meaning Of The Surname Nicholas
Descendant of the Conqueror
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Interesting
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Nicholas
Nicholas is a patronymic surname, coming from the given name Nicholas which is of ultimately Greek origin. It is derived from the Greek name ‘Nikolaos’, the meaning of which is said to be ‘conqueror’. The surname Nicholas would have been given to a family where the father of the household had the first name Nicholas. Patronymic surnames were traditionally given to all members of the household to pass down the name of the father. In rich households this often also included non-family members such as servants taking on the name. |
Nicholas Statistics
Nicholas is the number 1189 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 8,281 share the surname Nicholas in the UK.
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