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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1816–1878), British paleontologist and zoologist
 * Howard Nicholson (1912–2014), English physician
 * 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)
 * 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)