Nicolson

Nicolson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Nicholas". There are alternate spellings. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adam Nicolson, British writer, son of Nigel Nicolson
 * Adela Florence Nicolson, British poet writing as "Laurence Hope"
 * Alexander Mclean Nicolson, US inventor (crystals, sound)
 * Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock, British diplomat and politician
 * Benedict Nicolson, British art historian and author, son of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West
 * Dan Henry Nicolson, American botanist
 * David Nicolson, 4th Baron Carnock, British peer and solicitor.
 * Eric James Brindley Nicolson, Royal Air Force officer
 * Gerda Nicolson, Australian actress
 * Harold Nicolson, (1886–1968) British diplomat, politician and writer, son of Arthur Nicolson
 * James Nicolson (bishop) (died 1607), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland & Bishop of Dunkeld.
 * John Nicolson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Marjorie Hope Nicolson (1894-1981), American literary scholar
 * Mark Nicolson, American tenor and voice teacher
 * Nigel Nicolson, British publisher, writer and politician, son of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West
 * Phyllis Nicolson, mathematician
 * William Nicolson, British bishop