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NICOLAS

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There are approximately 1,298 people named Nicolas in the UK. That makes it the 6,119th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 21 are named Nicolas.

Region of origin

Europe

Country of origin

France

Language of origin

French

Religion of origin

Unknown

Classification

Unknown


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The Nicolas surname in historical dictionaries

NICOLAS. The late Sir Plarris Nicolas, the well-known antiquary and historian, descended from a Breton family who flourished in the XIII. and XIV. cent., one of whose members came into England at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and settled at Looe in Cornwall.

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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