The Nicosia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,894 people carried this name — #10,987 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 102,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 2,796 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,024 people named Nicosia 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 153 people named Nicosia 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 Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 145 people named Nicosia.
Most of them — 125 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Loire.
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
104 people named Nicosia live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Nicosia in American newspapers,
1913–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,504 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Nicosia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Margherita Nicosia 1893–1965 · actor -
Margherita Nicosia 1893–1965 · actor
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Margherita Nicosia Margani 1900–1971 · writer -
Margherita Nicosia Margani 1900–1971 · writer
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Salvador Nicosia 1855–1932 · writer
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Gaetano Nicosia 1915–2017 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nicosia.
- Nicolini 785 · U.S. census
- Nicolino 196 · U.S. census
- Nicolle 197 · U.S. census
- Nicolo 537 · U.S. census
- Nicolosi 2,098 · U.S. census
- Nicora 218 · U.S. census
- Nicot 135 · U.S. census
- Nicotra 767 · U.S. census
- Niederberger 289 · U.S. census
- Niederkorn 323 · U.S. census
- Niedzielski 699 · U.S. census
- Niel 353 · U.S. census
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