Origins of the Nicholas surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 143North West 289Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 270East Midlands 74West Midlands 309East 269London 964South East 479South West 1637South Wales 572Mid Wales 355West Wales 6North Wales 89Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nicholases lived in south-west

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    11,000 Nicholas Travel & migration records
    68,000 Nicholases found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nicholas

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    618th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Nicholas surname. The oldest one dates back to 1100.

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    What are the most common Nicholas first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Nicholases

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Nicholases in 1921

    Dressmaker

    374

    General Servant Domestic

    201

    Domestic Servant

    183

    House Servant

    163

    Laundress

    156

    Common male occupations for Nicholases in 1921

    Farmer

    406

    Agricultural Labourer

    365

    Coal Miner

    266

    General Labourer

    261

    Carpenter

    259

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