Nickens

See also: nickens

English

Etymology

Apparently a patronymic from the personal name Nick.

Proper noun

Nickens (plural Nickenses)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nickens is the 9940^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3246 individuals. Nickens is most common among Black/African American (48.46%) and White (43.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nickens”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 666.