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The Niccolai surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 214 people carried this name — #86,981 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 217 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Niccolai surname

Variant of Nicolai.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Niccolai» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 76 people named Niccolai.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Bouches-du-Rhône 17
Var 15
Alpes-Maritimes 6
Territoire de Belfort 2
Paris 2
Meurthe-et-Moselle 2
Rhône 1
Somme 1

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 60 people named Niccolai live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Córdoba 21
Buenos Aires Province 19
Santa Cruz 10
Santa Fe 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Niccolai in American newspapers,
1907–1920.

Newspaper page from The Alaska Prospector carrying the name Niccolai
The Alaska Prospector 1907-07-04
Newspaper page from The Columbia Evening Missourian carrying the name Niccolai
The Columbia Evening Missourian 1920-12-21
Newspaper page from Carson City Daily Appeal carrying the name Niccolai
Carson City Daily Appeal 1920-12-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 45 pages in all carry the name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Niccolai is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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