McNicholas

English

Etymology

From the Irish patronymic from the personal name Nicholas.

Proper noun

McNicholas (plural McNicholases)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McNicholas is the 15262^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1925 individuals. McNicholas is most common among White (94.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNicholas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.