Explore the Family Name Nickson

The meaning of Nickson

English (Lancashire and Cheshire): variant of Nixon.

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How common is the last name Nickson in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Nickson witnessed a surge in its popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 14,976th most popular surname and by 2010, it had moved up to the 13,344th position, indicating a 10.9% increase in rank. The number of people carrying the Nickson surname also saw an upward trend, from 1,811 in 2000 to 2,285 in 2010, marking an impressive 26.17% increase. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named Nickson per 100,000 increased by 14.93%, from 0.67 in 2000 to 0.77 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,976	#13,344	10.9%
Count	1,811	2,285	26.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.77	14.93%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nickson

As per the ethnicity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the ethnic distribution of people with the Nickson surname underwent certain changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals identified as Black (62.01%), followed by White (33.57%), and Hispanic (1.60%) with a small percentage identifying as two or more races (2.21%). By 2010, while the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased to 56.81%, there was an increase in all other categories. The White representation rose to 36.85%, those identifying as Hispanic climbed to 2.45%, and the category of two or more races saw a significant jump to 3.28%. There were no records for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	62.01%	56.81%	-8.39%
White	33.57%	36.85%	9.77%
Two or More Races	2.21%	3.28%	48.42%
Hispanic	1.6%	2.45%	53.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%