Surname Checker / Nichols
How Common Is the Last Name Nichols?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Nichols today
161,194
Ranked #189 of 162,254 published surnames · 49.35 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 145,584 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
82.42%
Black
11.88%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.52%
Hispanic
2.43%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.