The Nicholas surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 26,628 people carried this name — #1,205 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 10,100 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Nicholas.
Most of them — 45 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
48 people named Nicholas live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nicholas.
- Niang 326 · U.S. census
- Nicaise 154 · U.S. census
- Nicar 132 · U.S. census
- Nicastro 2,107 · U.S. census
- Niccolai 217 · U.S. census
- Nice 3,361 · U.S. census
- Nicholson 55,986 · U.S. census
- Nick 3,136 · U.S. census
- Nickel 8,167 · U.S. census
- Nickels 4,590 · U.S. census
- Nicklaus 794 · U.S. census
- Nickler 154 · U.S. census
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