Nicholson ( name ) - wikipedia Nicholson ( name ) Nicholson Language ( s ) English Origin Meaning derived from `` Son of Nichol '' Other names Variant ( s ) DeNicola, DiNicola, McNichol, McNicholl, McNicol, Mikołajewicz, Mykolayenko, Mykolenko Nicolăescu, Nicolescu, Niculescu, Nielsen, Nigog ( h ) osian, Nigog ( h ) osyan, Nikog ( h ) osian, Nikog ( h ) osyan, Nikoladze, Nikolajević, Nikolaou, Nikolayev, Nikolayevsky, Nikolaou, Nikolić, Nikolopoulos, Nikolov, Nikolovski, Nilsen, Nilsson, Papanikolaou Footnotes : Nicholson is a Germanic surname. It is a patronymic form of the given name Nichol, which was a common medieval form of Nicholas. People with the surname A. Nicholson ( rugby league player ), Australian rugby league footballer Aideen Nicholson ( born 1927 ), Irish - born Canadian politician A.J. Nicholson ( born 1983 ), American football linebacker Alexander Malcolm Nicholson ( 1900 -- 1991 ), Canadian clergyman, farmer, and politician Alfred O.P. Nicholson ( 1808 -- 1876 ), United States Senator from Tennessee Alistair Nicholson ( born 1978 ), Australian rules footballer Anne - Marie Nicholson ( born 1991 ), English singer and songwriter known professionally as Anne - Marie Archibald Keightley Nicholson ( 1871 -- 1937 ), British ecclesiastical stained - glass maker Asenath Nicholson ( 1792 -- 1855 ), American activist, writer and philanthropist Barry Nicholson ( born 1978 ), Scottish footballer Ben Nicholson ( 1894 -- 1982 ), English abstract painter ( married to Winifred Nicholson ) Bill Nicholson ( disambiguation ), several people Bob Nicholson ( disambiguation ), several people Bruce Nicholson, special effects artist Sir Charles Nicholson ( 1808 -- 1903 ), British -- Australian politician Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson ( 1867 -- 1949 ), British ecclesiastical architect Charles Ernest Nicholson, ( 1868 - 1954 ) British yacht designer Christopher Nicholson ( 1904 -- 1948 ), British architect and designer Claude Nicholson, Australian rugby league footballer Claude Nicholson, ( 1898 -- 1943 ) British Brigadier, in command of Calais during the Siege of Calais ( 1940 ) Danell Nicholson ( born 1967 ), American boxer David Nicholson ( disambiguation ), several people Donald Nicholson ( disambiguation ), multiple people Donte Nicholson ( born 1981 ), American NFL football player Edward Max Nicholson ( 1904 -- 2003 ), British environmentalist and ornithologist Eliza Jane Nicholson ( 1843 -- 1896 ), American journalist Elliot Nicholson ( 1871 -- 1953 ), English rugby union player Elwyn Nicholson ( 1923 - 2014 ), American businessman and politician Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne ( born 1941 ), British politician Rev Ernest Nicholson ( 1938 - 2013 ), British biblical scholar Francis Nicholson ( 1655 -- 1727 / 8 ), British military officer and colonial governor Francis Nicholson ( painter ) ( 1753 -- 1844 ), British artist Frank Nicholson ( disambiguation ), several people Geoff Nicholson ( born 1953 ), British novelist and short story writer George Nicholson ( printer ) ( 1760 -- 1825 ), British printer George Nicholson ( footballer ), English footballer Sir Godfrey Nicholson ( 1901 -- 1991 ), British Conservative Party politician Grace Nicholson ( 1877 - 1948 ), American art collector and art dealer Harold James Nicholson ( born 1950 ), CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia Henry Alleyne Nicholson ( 1816 - 1878 ), British palaeontologist and zoologist J.C. Nicholson ( born 1942 ), American judge Jack Nicholson ( born 1937 ), American actor James W. Nicholson ( 1821 -- 1887 ), U.S. Navy officer during Mexican -- American War and Civil War Jim Nicholson ( U.S. politician ) ( born 1938 ), United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Joe Nicholson ( 1898 -- 1978 ), English footballer John Nicholson ( disambiguation ), several people Joseph Hopper Nicholson ( 1770 -- 1817 ), American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Maryland Joseph Shield Nicholson ( 1850 -- 1927 ), English economist Joyce Nicholson ( born 1919 ), Australian author Julianne Nicholson ( born 1971 ), American actress John Kenyon Nicholson, American playwright Ken Nicholson, video game developer and Windows graphics pioneer Kevin Nicholson ( disambiguation ), several people Leonard Nicholson ( 1904 -- 1983 ), tenth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( 1951 -- 1959 ) Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Canadian children 's writer Lorraine Nicholson, American actress, daughter of Jack Nicholson Malcolm Wheeler - Nicholson ( 1890 -- 1968 ), American pulp magazine writer and comic book pioneer Marjorie Nicholson ( 1914 -- 1997 ), British activist Matthew Nicholson ( born 1974 ), Australian cricketer Meredith Nicholson ( 1866 -- 1947 ), American author and politician Meredith Merle Nicholson ( 1913 -- 2005 ), American cinematographer Michael Nicholson ( 1937 -- 2016 ), English journalist Myra Nicholson ( 1894 -- 2007 ), Australian supercentenarian Nancy Nicholson ( 1899 -- 1977 ), British painter and fabric designer Natalie Nicholson ( born 1976 ), American curler Neil Nicholson ( cricketer ), ( English cricketer ) Norman Nicholson ( 1914 -- 1987 ), English poet Ossie Nicholson ( 1906 -- 1965 ), Australian cyclist Parson Nicholson ( 1863 -- 1917 ), American Major League Baseball player Paul Nicholson ( ice hockey ) ( born 1954 ), Canadian ice hockey forward Paul Nicholson ( industrialist ) ( born 1938 ), British industrialist Paul Nicholson ( darts player ) ( born 1979 ), English - born Australian darts player Peter Nicholson ( architect ) ( 1765 -- 1844 ), British architect, engineer and mathematician Peter Nicholson ( cartoonist ) ( born 1946 ), Australian political cartoonist Reginald Nicholson ( 1869 - 1946 ), English politician Reginald F. Nicholson ( 1852 - 1939 ), United States Navy admiral Reynold A. Nicholson ( 1868 -- 1945 ), British orientalist Richard Nicholson ( composer ) ( c1570 -- 1639 ), English composer Richard Nicholson ( dates unknown ), Australian paralympics competitor Robert Nicholson ( disambiguation ), several people Roscoe Nicholson ( 1887 -- 1959 ), American surveyor and conservationist Ross Nicholson ( born 1975 ), New Zealand football goalkeeper Roxie Nicholson ( born 1950 ), U.S. Department of Labor welfare policy analyst Russ Nicholson, British illustrator Samuel Nicholson ( disambiguation ), several people Seth Barnes Nicholson ( 1891 -- 1963 ), American astronomer Shane Nicholson ( born 1970 ), English footballer Skonk Nicholson ( born 1917 ), South African rugby coach Stan Nicholson, rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s Stuart Nicholson ( 1987 ), English footballer Sir Sydney Nicholson ( 1875 -- 1947 ), English choir directory, organist, composer, founder of the Royal College of Music Thomas Nicholson American health educator Tony Nicholson ( 1938 -- 1985 ), English cricketer Viv Nicholson ( born 1936 ), British gambling winner and tabloid target William Nicholson ( disambiguation ), several people Winifred Nicholson ( née Roberts ) ( 1893 -- 1981 ), English painter ( married to Ben Nicholson ) References Jump up ^ `` Nicholson Surname Meaning and Distribution ''. forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014 Jump up ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 - 19 - 508137 - 4. This page lists people with the surname Nicholson. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholson_(name)&oldid=812259026 '' Categories : Surnames German - language surnames Patronymic surnames Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Edit links This page was last edited on 26 November 2017, at 23 : 10. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name nicholson come from
Answer: a patronymic form of the given name Nichol, which was a common medieval form of Nicholas