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![Show Contents]() Nickolas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The history of the name Nickolas began when it was derived from The surname Nickolas is a patronymic surname, belonging to the category of surnames known as hereditary surnames. Nickolas is derived from the personal name Nicholas. It was a popular given name in the Middle Ages. This surname came to England with the Bretons, who accompanied Duke William of Normandy when he invaded England in 1066. The Bretons were from the peninsula of Brittany in the northwest of France. Formerly known as Armorica, a possession of the Roman Empire, this land consists of a plateau with a deeply indented coast and is broken by hills in the west. However, the region was renamed Britannia Minor by the Romans, following the emigration of six thousand Britons across the English Channel, an event which took place at the behest of the Roman Commander in Britain. Early Origins of the Nickolas familyThe surname Nickolas was first found in Cornwall; although in early times another branch of the family was established at West Horsley in Surrey. "The east window contains some very ancient stained glass; and there are two handsome monuments to the Nicholas family, one of whom, Sir Edward, was secretary of state to Charles I. and II." 1 Early History of the Nickolas familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nickolas research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1525, 1593, 1594, 1595, 1611, 1657, 1658, 1661, 1667 and 1669 are included under the topic Early Nickolas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Nickolas Spelling VariationsThe Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules, and therefore, Breton surnames have many spelling variations. Latin and French, which were the official court languages, were also influential on the spelling of surnames. The spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules. Therefore, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England after the Norman Conquest, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. The name has been spelled Nicholas, Nicholl, Nichol, Nicholls, Nicolas and many more. Early Notables of the Nickolas familyNotable of this family during the Middle Ages was Matthew Nicholas (1594-1661), English Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, London; Sir Edward Nicholas (1593-1669), an English office holder and politician...
Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Nickolas Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Nickolas family to Ireland
Some of the Nickolas family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Nickolas were among those contributors:
Nickolas Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jacob Nickolas, aged 17, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1741 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Nickolas (post 1700) | + |
- Bill Nickolas Georgiou, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008; Candidate for Mayor of Kannapolis, North Carolina, 2009 3
- Patrick Nickolas Theros (b. 1941), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, 1995-98 4
- Nickolas Morin Soucy (b. 1984), former professional Canadian football defensive tackle
- Nickolas G. Ramus (1929-2007), Native American actor
- Nickolas Ashford (1942-2011), American songwriter and recording artist
- Nickolas O. Drale, American politician, Mayor of Torrance, California, 1955 5
- Nickolas Mays, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona, 1968 6
- Nickolas Ries, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 31st District, 1942 7
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Nickolas migration to the United States 
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