Find out how popular the last name Nicolaisen is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Nicolaisen.

Nicolaisen, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Nicolaisen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nicolaisen in America

Nicolaisen is the 50467th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nicolaisen surname appeared 414 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Nicolaisen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nicolaisen to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Nicolaisen

The surname Nicolaisen originated in Denmark and is derived from the personal name Nicolai, which is the Danish form of the name Nicholas. The name Nicholas comes from the Greek "Nikolaos," which means "victor of the people." The Nicolaisen surname likely emerged in the 13th or 14th century as a patronymic, meaning "son of Nicolai."

The earliest known record of the Nicolaisen name is found in the Danish Census of 1787, which lists several families with this surname living in different parts of the country. One notable early bearer of the name was Jens Nicolaisen, a merchant from Copenhagen who was born around 1645 and died in 1712.

In the 19th century, the Nicolaisen surname began to spread beyond Denmark's borders. Hans Nicolaisen, a Danish architect born in 1818, designed several notable buildings in Copenhagen and other cities. Another prominent figure was Oluf Christian Nicolaisen, a Norwegian-born Danish businessman and industrialist who lived from 1830 to 1892.

The name Nicolaisen can also be found in historical records from other Scandinavian countries, such as Norway and Sweden, likely due to migration and intermarriage between these nations. One example is the Norwegian author and playwright Nils Nicolaisen, who was born in 1859 and wrote several popular plays in the late 19th century.

In the 20th century, a few individuals with the Nicolaisen surname gained recognition in various fields. Peder Nicolaisen, a Danish artist born in 1892, was known for his landscapes and portraits. Gudmund Nicolaisen, a Norwegian linguist and philologist born in 1917, made significant contributions to the study of Norwegian dialects.

While the Nicolaisen surname is most common in Denmark and Norway, it can also be found in other parts of the world due to immigration. One notable bearer of the name was Wilhelm Nicolaisen, a Danish-American linguist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, who was born in 1911 and specialized in the study of place names.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nicolaisen

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Nicolaisen.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Nicolaisen was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Nicolaisen has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Nicolaisen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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