Last Name NICHOLSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • NICHOLSON is ranked as the 559th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 65,085.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 20.41 people named NICHOLSON 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 NICHOLSON is 66,105, the rank is 534 and the proportion per 100k Americans named NICHOLSON is 20.75.

Last Names NICHOLSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 65,085 +/-1.4%
  • National Rank 559
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 20.4

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 66,105
  • National Rank 534
  • Proportion/100k 20.75

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NICHOLSON is 77.0% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 18.7% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.6% 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 NICHOLSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name NICHOLSON is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name NICHOLSON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.0% 63.9% 13.1%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 18.7% 12.3% 6.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named NICHOLSON is California where 5,427 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named NICHOLSON, as 47.07 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Mississippi 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names NICHOLSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,652 20.59 99.8% Indiana 1,923 29.15 99.6% Iowa 816 26.28 99.5% Kansas 682 23.49 99.1% Michigan 1,622 16.37 99.7% Minnesota 647 11.85 99.3% Missouri 1,409 47.07 99.1% Nebraska 368 19.55 98.7% North Dakota 96 13.05 93.7% Ohio 2,222 19.17 99.6% South Dakota 80 9.33 91.7% Wisconsin 963 16.72 99.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name NICHOLSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,652 20.59 99.8%
Indiana 1,923 29.15 99.6%
Iowa 816 26.28 99.5%
Kansas 682 23.49 99.1%
Michigan 1,622 16.37 99.7%
Minnesota 647 11.85 99.3%
Missouri 1,409 47.07 99.1%
Nebraska 368 19.55 98.7%
North Dakota 96 13.05 93.7%
Ohio 2,222 19.17 99.6%
South Dakota 80 9.33 91.7%
Wisconsin 963 16.72 99.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names NICHOLSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 94.2% Arizona 990 14.71 99.3% California 5,427 13.99 99.8% Colorado 905 16.9 99.4% Hawaii 211 14.84 98.0% Idaho 390 23.88 98.6% Montana 322 31.42 99.0% Nevada 431 15.18 98.9% New Mexico 295 14.17 97.7% Oregon 935 23.56 99.4% Utah 373 12.66 97.1% Washington 1,560 22.1 99.7% Wyoming 131 22.35 96.9%

West States
State stats for the first name NICHOLSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 94.2%
Arizona 990 14.71 99.3%
California 5,427 13.99 99.8%
Colorado 905 16.9 99.4%
Hawaii 211 14.84 98.0%
Idaho 390 23.88 98.6%
Montana 322 31.42 99.0%
Nevada 431 15.18 98.9%
New Mexico 295 14.17 97.7%
Oregon 935 23.56 99.4%
Utah 373 12.66 97.1%
Washington 1,560 22.1 99.7%
Wyoming 131 22.35 96.9%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names NICHOLSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 484 13.44 99.0% Maine 234 17.61 96.1% Massachusetts 1,301 19.29 99.3% New Hampshire 215 16.2 97.3% New Jersey 1,522 17.03 99.6% New York 3,213 16.27 99.8% Pennsylvania 2,804 21.93 99.8% Rhode Island 155 14.68 96.5% Vermont 78 12.51 95.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name NICHOLSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 484 13.44 99.0%
Maine 234 17.61 96.1%
Massachusetts 1,301 19.29 99.3%
New Hampshire 215 16.2 97.3%
New Jersey 1,522 17.03 99.6%
New York 3,213 16.27 99.8%
Pennsylvania 2,804 21.93 99.8%
Rhode Island 155 14.68 96.5%
Vermont 78 12.51 95.3%
South State Statistics Last-Names NICHOLSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,482 30.56 99.0% Arkansas 718 24.19 98.6% Delaware 164 17.49 98.4% Dist. of Columbia 269 40.9 98.7% Florida 3,905 19.63 99.8% Georgia 2,913 28.85 99.6% Kentucky 797 18.06 98.3% Louisiana 616 13.25 97.9% Maryland 1,647 27.55 99.7% Mississippi 1,409 47.07 99.1% North Carolina 3,613 36.34 99.7% Oklahoma 905 23.33 98.9% South Carolina 1,715 35.48 99.5% Tennessee 2,033 31.05 99.4% Texas 5,233 19.41 99.7% Virginia 2,239 26.89 99.6% West Virginia 827 44.72 98.7%

South States
State stats for the first name NICHOLSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,482 30.56 99.0%
Arkansas 718 24.19 98.6%
Delaware 164 17.49 98.4%
Dist. of Columbia 269 40.9 98.7%
Florida 3,905 19.63 99.8%
Georgia 2,913 28.85 99.6%
Kentucky 797 18.06 98.3%
Louisiana 616 13.25 97.9%
Maryland 1,647 27.55 99.7%
Mississippi 1,409 47.07 99.1%
North Carolina 3,613 36.34 99.7%
Oklahoma 905 23.33 98.9%
South Carolina 1,715 35.48 99.5%
Tennessee 2,033 31.05 99.4%
Texas 5,233 19.41 99.7%
Virginia 2,239 26.89 99.6%
West Virginia 827 44.72 98.7%
 

Full Names with NICHOLSON as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NICHOLSON 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 NICHOLSON.

The most popular full name is James NICHOLSON. 2.18% of all the people named NICHOLSON have this given name.

There are 2385 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NICHOLSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James NICHOLSON 2.18%
2 John NICHOLSON 2.03%
3 Robert NICHOLSON 1.71%
4 David NICHOLSON 1.64%
5 Charles NICHOLSON 1.26%
6 Mary NICHOLSON 1.22%
7 William NICHOLSON 1.15%
8 Michael NICHOLSON 1.12%
9 Barbara NICHOLSON 0.96%
10 Richard NICHOLSON 0.89%
11 Thomas NICHOLSON 0.70%
12 Daniel NICHOLSON 0.68%
13 Brian NICHOLSON 0.65%
14 Elizabeth NICHOLSON 0.62%
15 Linda NICHOLSON 0.61%
16 Donald NICHOLSON 0.61%
17 Jennifer NICHOLSON 0.61%
18 Patricia NICHOLSON 0.58%
19 Donna NICHOLSON 0.56%
20 George NICHOLSON 0.56%

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