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Definition: From the Latin "Nicholaus," meaning peoples victory. This surname was very common in medieval times, as shown by the numerous forms of the name and numerous countries of origin. Nicolas is the most common French spelling, while Nicholas and Nichols were most common in England.
Surname Origin:
English, Welsh, French
Alternate Surname Spellings:
NICOLAS, NICHOL, NICHOLS, NICHOLLS, NICHOLASS, NICKLAS, NICCOLS, NICKELS, NICOLLS
More Resources for the Surname NICHOLAS :
French Genealogy NICHOLAS Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - NICHOLAS Genealogy NICOLAS Surname & Family Mailing List Surname Finder - NICHOLAS Genealogy & Family Resources FamilySearch - NICOLAS Genealogy NICHOLAS Surname & Family Mailing List Cousin Connect - NICHOLAS Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - NICHOLAS Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - NICHOLAS Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
