# Nicholson (name)

Nicholson is a Germanic and Scottish surname. It is a patronymic form of the given name Nichol, which was a common medieval form of Nicholas.

## People with the surname

* Aideen Nicholson (1927–2019), 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
* Anna Nicholson (born 1995), British para-athlete
* Anne-Marie Nicholson (born 1991), English singer and songwriter known as Anne-Marie (singer)
* Archibald Keightley Nicholson (1871–1937), British ecclesiastical stained-glass maker
* Arthur D. Nicholson, (1947–1985) U.S. Army officer
* 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
* Bobby Nicholson (1918–1993), American musician and actor
* Bruce Nicholson, special effects artist
* Sir Charles Nicholson (1808–1903), British–Australian politician
* Sir Charles Nicholson, 2nd Baronet (1867–1949), British ecclesiastical architect
* Charles Ernest Nicholson, (1868–1954) British yacht designer
* Chris Nicholson (athlete) (born 1967), New Zealand Olympian, competing in cycling and speed skating
* Chris Nicholson (magician), close up magician
* Chris Nicholson (sailor) (born 1969), Australian Olympic yachtsman
* Chris Nicholson (judge) (born 1945), South African cricketer and jurist
* Christopher Nicholson (architect) (1904–1948), British architect and designer
* Claude Nicholson (rugby league) (1892–1951), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1910s
* Claude Nicholson (British Army), (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
* DeCarlos Nicholson (born 2001), American football player
* Donald Nicholson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Donte Nicholson (born 1981), American NFL football player
* Ed Nicholson (1923–1987), Canadian ice hockey player
* Edward Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
** Edward Max Nicholson (1904–2003), founder of World Wildlife Fund
** Edward Williams Byron Nicholson, Bodley's Librarian
* Eliza Jane Nicholson (1843–1896), American journalist
* Elliot Nicholson (1871–1953), English rugby union player
* 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
* Helen Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
* Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1816–1878), British paleontologist and zoologist
* Howard Nicholson (1912–2014), English physician
* Isaac R. Nicholson (1789/1790–1844), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
* 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 (1919–2011), Australian author
* Julianne Nicholson (born 1971), American actress
* Julie Nicholson, British author and former vicar
* 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)
* Lillie May Nicholson (1884–1964), American painter
* Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Canadian children's writer
* Lorraine Nicholson, American actress, daughter of Jack Nicholson
* Lawson Nicholson (1866–1947), Washington state pioneer, engineer, and surveyor
* Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890–1965), American pulp magazine writer and comic book pioneer
* Marjorie Nicholson (1914–1997), British activist
* Marie Nicholson (born 1976), Swedish politician
* Matthew Nicholson (born 1974), Australian cricketer
* Mavis Nicholson (1930-2022), Welsh writer and radio and television broadcaster
* Meredith Nicholson (1866–1947), American author and politician
* Meredith Merle Nicholson (1913–2005), American cinematographer
* Michael Nicholson (1937–2016), English journalist
* Montae Nicholson (born 1995), American football player
* Nancy Nicholson (1899–1977), British painter and fabric designer
* Natalie Nicholson (born 1976), American curler
* Neil Nicholson (cricketer), (English cricketer)
* Nigel Nicholson, British psychologist
* 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) (1954–2011), 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
* Ray Nicholson (born 1992), American actor
* Reginald Nicholson (1869–1946), English politician
* Reginald F. Nicholson (1852–1939), United States Navy admiral
* Reynold A. Nicholson (1868–1945), British orientalist
* Rhys Nicholson (born 1990), Australian comedian and actor
* Richard Nicholson (composer) (c1570–1639), English composer
* Richard Nicholson (Paralympian) (dates unknown), Australian paralympics competitor
* Rob Nicholson (musician) (born 1969), also known as "Blasko", American rock music performer
* Rob Nicholson (born 1952), Canadian Member of Parliament
* Robert Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
** Robert Nicholson (judge), Australian jurist
** Robert Nicholson (Indian Army officer) (1745–1821), British military officer in Bombay
** Robert Nicholson (piper) (1798–1842), Northumbrian piper
** Robert B. Nicholson (1863–1917), businessman in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
* 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 (footballer) (born 1970), English footballer
* Sharon Nicholson, American climatologist
* Simon Nicholson, British painter and sculptor
* Skonk Nicholson (1917–2011), South African rugby coach
* Stan Nicholson, rugby league footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s
* Stuart Nicholson (footballer) (1987), English footballer
* Stuart Nicholson (jazz historian) (1948), British music journalist, music critic, and academic
* Stuart Nicholson, vocalist and song-writer with English progressive rock band Galahad (band)
* Sir Sydney Nicholson (1875–1947), English choir director, organist, composer, founder of the Royal College of Music
* Tahveon Nicholson (born 2000), American football player
* Thomas Nicolson (disambiguation), several people
* Tony Nicholson (1938–1985), English cricketer
* Viv Nicholson (1936–2015), British gambling winner and tabloid target
* Wayne Nicholson, American biologist
* William Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
* Winifred Nicholson (née Roberts) (1893–1981), English painter (married to Ben Nicholson)