Nichols.
A surname transferred from the given name.
Meaning & usage
A surname transferred from the given name.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood and historic village in the town of Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Muscatine County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Tioga County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Marion County, South Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
Where this word comes from
From Nichol, medieval vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.
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