Nickens

== English == === Etymology === Apparently a patronymic from the personal name Nick. === Proper noun === Nickens (plural Nickenses) A surname transferred from the given name. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Nickens is the 9940th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 666.