Nicaise surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Nicaise surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 154 people carried this name — #107,038 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,165 people named Nicaise.

49 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 66 départements, most often Marne.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 49
Marne 191
Nord 126
Paris 95
Isère 67
Seine-et-Marne 49
Aisne 46
Meuse 36
Yvelines 30

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 774 people named Nicaise live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.

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Where they live today

Hainaut 450
Namur 113
Walloon Brabant 95
Brussels-Capital 57
Flemish Brabant 28
Liège 26
Luxembourg Province 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Nicaise,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Claude Nicaise 1623–1701 · Catholic priest
  • Claude Nicaise 1623–1701 · Catholic priest
  • Auguste Nicaise 1750–1850 · book printer
  • Paul Nicaise Pottier 1778–1842 · engineer
  • Alexandre Nicaise 1827–1902 · military personnel
  • Auguste Nicaise 1828–1900 · historian

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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