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Origin Of The Surname Nichols
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Meaning Of The Surname Nichols
Descendant of the Conqueror
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Interesting
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Nichols
Nichols 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 Nichols 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 member 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. |
Nichols Statistics
Nichols is the number 700 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 13,842 share the surname Nichols in the UK.
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