Explore the Family Name Nickoloff
The meaning of Nickoloff
Americanized form of Bulgarian and Macedonian Nikolov. Compare Nicoloff.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Nickoloff in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nickoloff has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 51,024th and slipped to 53,667th by 2010, a drop of 5.18%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly from 384 in 2000 to 385 in 2010, a marginal growth of 0.26%. The proportion of individuals with the Nickoloff surname per 100,000 also showed a minor decline from 0.14 to 0.13 during this decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #51,024 | #53,667 | -5.18% |
| Count | 384 | 385 | 0.26% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.14 | 0.13 | -7.14% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nickoloff
In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Nickoloff surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. This group saw a slight increase from 94.79% to 95.32%. A small fraction of individuals identified as having two or more ethnicities in 2000, but this category was not reported in 2010. There were no entries for Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. A new entry in 2010 showed 2.6% of the Nickoloffs identifying as Hispanic, while the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell from 1.3% in 2000 to zero in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.79% | 95.32% | 0.56% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 2.6% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 2.08% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 1.3% | 0% | 0% |