Throughout the world, Nickerson (Nickerson 
, Никерсон 
) is a rare male first name. The forename Nickerson is characteristic of Philippines, where it is a very rare boy's name, Brazil, where it is a very rare predominantly male, but scarcely girly name, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare mostly male, but infrequently feminine name. Much more frequently, Nickerson is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Nickerson | China, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
| Никерсон | Russia |
Nickerson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| freeman nickerson Early Mormon missionary, US (b. 1779) |
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osborn nickerson politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1846) |
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| smith nickerson Canadian politician, CA (b. 1860) |
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| hoffman nickerson (b. 1888) |
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jackson nickerson American academic (born 1962), US (b. 1962) |
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| sir joseph nickerson (1914-1990) (b. 1914) |
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| norton hart nickerson botanist (b. 1926) |
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| hardy nickerson American football player, US (b. 1965) |
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| billeh nickerson Canadian poet, CA (b. 1972) |
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| warner nickerson US (b. 1981) |
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| parry nickerson American football player (born 1994), US (b. 1994) |
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