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

• Adam Nicolson (born 1957), English author
• Alexander Nicolson (1827–1893), Scottish lawyer
• Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock (1849–1928), British diplomat and politician
• Benedict Nicolson (1914–1978), British art historian and author
• Charles Hope Nicolson (1829–1898), Scottish settler, lawman and police magistrate in the colony of Victoria
• Dan Henry Nicolson (1933–2016), American botanist
• David Nicolson (1922–1996), British business executive and politician
• David Nicolson, 4th Baron Carnock (1920–2008), British peer and solicitor
• Don Nicolson (born 1939), Australian rules footballer
• Donald Nicolson (died between 1698 and 1702), Scottish clergyman
• Edward Nicolson (born 1964), English cricketer
• Garth L. Nicolson (born 1943), American biochemist
• Gerda Nicolson (1937–1992), Australian actress
• Harold Nicolson (1886–1968), British diplomat, politician and writer
• Harry Nicolson (born 2001), Scottish footballer
• Helen Nicolson (1924–2021), Scottish child psychiatrist
• Hugo Nicolson, English record producer and engineer
• Iain Nicolson (born 1976), Scottish footballer
• Ian Nicolson (born 1986), Zimbabwean cricketer
• James Nicolson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jamie Nicolson (1971–1994), Australian boxer
• John Nicolson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joseph Nicolson (1706–1777), English antiquarian
• Juliet Nicolson (born 1954), British author and journalist
• Ken Nicolson (1902–1975), Australian rules footballer
• Lewis Nicolson (born 2004), Scottish footballer
• Lorne Nicolson (1936–2021), Canadian educator and political figure
• Marianne Nicolson (born 1969), Canadian First Nations visual artist
• Marjorie Hope Nicolson (1894–1981), American literary scholar
• Mark Nicolson, American tenor and voice teacher
• Max Nicolson (1917–1997), Australian rules footballer
• Nigel Nicolson (1917–2004), British publisher, writer and politician
• Phyllis Nicolson (1917–1968), British mathematician
• Skye Nicolson (born 1995), Australian professional boxer
• Thomas Nicolson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tom Nicolson (1879–1951), British athlete
• Violet Nicolson (1865–1904), British poet
• William Nicolson (1655–1727), British bishop

Fictional characters

• Georgia Nicolson

See also

• All pages with titles containing Nicolson
• Nicolson Institute, school on the Isle of Lewis
• Clan Nicolson, Scottish clan
• Clan MacNeacail, Scottish clan

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Nicolson.
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