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Nichols Name Meaning and History

  1. English and Dutch: patronymic from Nichol.
  2. Jewish (American): Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish names.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name History and Origin for  Nichols

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Nichols
  1. English and Dutch: patronymic from Nichol.
  2. Jewish (American): Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish names.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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