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NICOL

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There are approximately 12,057 people named Nicol in the UK. That makes it the 847th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 191 are named Nicol.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

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The Nicol surname in historical dictionaries

NICOL. 1. The patriarch of the Nicols, Macnicols, and Nicolsons, was Mackrj'cul or Gregall, lord of Assint, co. Sutherland, who flourished in the XII. cent. Skene thinks the clan Nicail of Gaelic origin. ii. 298. 2. See Nicholas.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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