Nickerson.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A place in the United States: A city in Reno County, Kansas, named after Thomas Nickerson (ATSF).
A place in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Pine County, Minnesota, named after John Quincy Adams Nickerson.
A place in the United States: A township and village therein, in Dodge County, Nebraska, named after Reynolds K. Nickerson.
Where this word comes from
From a diminutive of the given name Nicholas + -son.
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