Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
NICOL
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
Related and similar surnames
KnicelyNicols
Nickols
Nichols
Nickolls
Nicholl
Nicoll
Nicolle
Nichol
Nickels
Nicole
Nicholson
Nickoles
Nicholls
Nicholes
Nicolson
Niccolai
Nacol
Knicols
Knickols
Knickal
Knickle
Knickel
Knickell
Knickall
Knicsel
Kniickel
Knickels
Knickles
Knikle
Knikel
Nickalls
Nickoll
Niccol
Nical
Niccle
Nicail
Niccal
The Nicol surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
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.