NICHOLS is ranked as the 173rd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 169,364.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 53.12 people named NICHOLS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named NICHOLS is
167,636, the rank is 174
and the proportion per 100k Americans named NICHOLS is 52.62.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
NICHOLS is
84.3% White,
1.7% Hispanic origin,
11.4% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.6% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name NICHOLS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name NICHOLS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NICHOLS
The state with the most people named
NICHOLS is
Texas where
16,809 people have this name.
West Virginia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named NICHOLS, as
112.54 in every 100,000
West Virginians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Michigan.
West Virginia is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Hawaii
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name NICHOLS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
5,026
39.02
99.9%
Indiana
3,929
59.56
99.8%
Iowa
1,655
53.27
99.8%
Kansas
2,511
86.45
99.8%
Michigan
6,255
63.12
99.9%
Minnesota
1,568
28.72
99.8%
Missouri
2,892
96.58
99.6%
Nebraska
999
53.08
99.7%
North Dakota
177
23.92
97.2%
Ohio
6,436
55.51
99.9%
South Dakota
301
35.24
98.8%
Wisconsin
2,155
37.43
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name NICHOLS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
382
51.89
99.0%
Arizona
3,477
51.66
99.8%
California
14,112
36.37
99.9%
Colorado
3,032
56.61
99.9%
Hawaii
331
23.33
98.8%
Idaho
1,077
65.92
99.6%
Montana
518
50.58
99.4%
Nevada
1,128
39.73
99.6%
New Mexico
1,034
49.59
99.4%
Oregon
2,433
61.28
99.8%
Utah
1,474
50.09
99.4%
Washington
4,037
57.17
99.9%
Wyoming
196
33.52
98.1%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name NICHOLS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,166
32.41
99.7%
Maine
1,131
85.01
99.5%
Massachusetts
3,248
48.14
99.8%
New Hampshire
1,065
80.28
99.7%
New Jersey
2,241
25.07
99.7%
New York
7,600
38.49
99.9%
Pennsylvania
3,693
28.88
99.8%
Rhode Island
392
37.14
99.0%
Vermont
514
81.96
99.6%
South States
State stats for the first name NICHOLS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NICHOLS as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named NICHOLS.
The most popular full name is James NICHOLS.
2.01% of all the people named NICHOLS
have this given name.
There are 3858 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NICHOLS