Nicholls (name)

Last updated September 27, 2025

Nicholls is a surname of English origin. It is one of the patronymics derived from the given name Nicholas. The first record of the spelling is in 1322, in Staffordshire, England.^[1]

Notable people with name

A-E

Adelina Nicholls, American sociologist
Agnes Nicholls (1876–1959), English soprano
Alan Nicholls (1973–1995), English football goalkeeper
Alana Nicholls (born 1986), Australian kayaker
Alex Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Allan F. Nicholls (born 1945), Canadian actor and film director
Andy Nicholls (born 1962), English soccer hooligan and writer
Anna Nicholls (born 1997), English cricketer
Anthony Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Apii Nicholls-Pualau (born 1993), New Zealand rugby player
Arthur Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Ashley Nicholls (born 1981), English footballer
Benjamin Nicholls (1864–1945), English cricketer
Bernard Nicholls (1877–1924), American golfer
Bernie Nicholls (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
Billy Nicholls (born 1949), English musician
Brenda Nicholls (born 1972), Canadian curler
Brooke Nicholls, Canadian singer and songwriter
Burr H. Nicholls (1848–1915), American painter
Caroline Nicholls (born 1956), South African judge
Charles Wynne Nicholls (1831–1903), Irish painter
Charlie Nicholls (1899–1944), Australian rules footballer
Christine Nicholls (born 1943), British author
Cornelius Nicholls (1838–1895), English cricketer
Craig Nicholls (born 1977), Australian musician
Daniel Nicholls (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
Danielle Nicholls (born 1978), English television presenter
Danni Nicholls (born 1985), British singer-songwriter
Darren Nicholls (born 1989), Australian rugby league footballer
David Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Degory Nicholls, 16th-century priest and academic
Derek Nicholls (1947–2010), English cricketer
Don Nicholls (1936–2023), Australian rules footballer
Douglas Nicholls (1906–1988), Australian Governor of South Australia
Donald Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead (1933–2019), British Law Lord
Eddie Nicholls (born 1947), Guyanese cricketer
Edith E. Nicholls (1892–1978), American physician
Elizabeth Nicholls (1946–2004), American-Canadian paleontologist
Elizabeth Webb Nicholls (1850–1943), Australian suffragist
Eric Nicholls (born 1939), Australian rules footballer
Ernest Nicholls (1884–1954), Australian rules footballer
Ernie Nicholls (1871–1971), English footballer

F-L

Francis T. Nicholls (1834–1912), American Confederate Army general, lawyer, judge and politician
Frank Nicholls (1699–1778), English physician
Frankie Knuckles, birth name Francis Warren Nicholls Jr. (1955–2014), American DJ and record producer
Frederic Thomas Nicholls (1856–1921), Canadian businessman and politician
Frederick Nicholls (1868–1950), British rugby player
Freida Nicholls-Davy (born 1950), Barbadian sprinter
Geoff Nicholls (1948–2017), English musician
George Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Gilbert Nicholls (1878–1950), English-American golfer
Ginger Nicholls (1900–1978), New Zealand rugby union player
Gladys Nicholls (1906–1981), Australian Aboriginal activist
Graeme Nicholls, English guitarist
Graham Nicholls (born 1975), English artist
Gwyn Nicholls (1874–1939), British rugby player
Harmar Nicholls, Baron Harmar-Nicholls (1912–2000), British politician
Harold Nicholls (1897–1977), New Zealand rugby player
Harold Mayne-Nicholls (born 1961), Chilean journalist
Harry Nicholls (comedian) (1852–1926), English comedian
Harry Nicholls (VC) (1915–1975), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
Henry Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Herbert Nicholls (1868–1940), Australian judge and politician
Hope Nicholls (born 1960), American singer-songwriter
Horace Nicholls (1867–1941), English photographer
Howard Nicholls (1931–2011), Welsh rugby union player
Humphrey Nicholls (1577–1643), English politician
Ian A. Nicholls (born 1962), Australian educator and academic
Jack Nicholls (footballer) (1898–1970), Welsh footballer
James Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Jamie Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Jill Nicholls, British documentary filmmaker
Jim Nicholls (1919–2002), English football goalkeeper
Joe Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
John Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Jonathan Nicholls (1956–2022), British university officer
Josh Nicholls (born 1992), Chinese-Canadian ice hockey player
Kenneth Nicholls (died 2025), Irish academic and historian
Kevin Nicholls (born 1979), English footballer

L-R

Laura Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Lee Nicholls (born 1992), English footballer
Lew Nicholls, American politician
Linda Nicholls (born 1954), Canadian Anglican bishop
Marjory Nicholls (1890–1930), New Zealand poet, teacher and drama producer
Mark Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Marriott Fawckner Nicholls (1898–1969), English surgeon
Martin Nicholls (1917–1983), Australian politician and trade unionist
Matthew Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Matt Nicholls (born 1986), British musician
Mel Nicholls (born 1977), English wheelchair athlete
Melanie Nicholls-King, Canadian actress
Mike Nicholls, Australian psychology researcher
Mikey Nicholls (born 1985), Australian wrestler known as Nick Miller
Morgan Nicholls (born 1971), English musician
Nick Nicholls (1936–2013), English motorcycle speedway rider
Nigel Nicholls (1938–2016), British civil servant
Obed Nicholls (1885–1962), English craftsman
Olivia Nicholls (born 1994), British tennis player
Patrick Nicholls (born 1948), English politician
Paul Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Peter Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Phil Nicholls (born 1952), English footballer
Phoebe Nicholls (born 1957), English actress
Rachel Nicholls, English soprano
Reg Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (1854–1930), English-American painter
Richard Nicholls (1875–1948), English cricketer
Rick Nicholls (born 1950), Canadian politician
Robert Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Robyn Nicholls (born 1990), British water polo player
Roger Nicholls (born 1956), Australian politician
Ron Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Ryan Nicholls (born 1973), Welsh footballer

S-Z

Sally Nicholls (born 1983), British writer
Sammy Nicholls (1870–1912), English footballer
Samuel Nicholls (1885–1939), Australian politician
Samuel J. Nicholls (1885–1937), American politician
Sara Nicholls (born 1989), Welsh lawn bowler
Sheila Nicholls, (born 1970), English singer-songwriter
Simon Nicholls (1882–1911), American baseball player
Stan Nicholls (born 1949), British writer
Stephen Nicholls (born 1971), Australian cardiologist
Stewart Nicholls, British stage director and choreographer
Sue Nicholls (born 1943), English actress
Syd Nicholls (1896–1977), Australian cartoonist and commercial artist
Sydney Nicholls (1868–1946), British rugby player
Theo Nicholls (1894–1977), Australian politician
Thomas Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
Tim Nicholls (born 1965), Australian politician
Tom Nicholls (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
Victoria Nicholls, Australian actress
Vernon Nicholls (1917–1996), English Anglican clergyman
Yvonne Nicholls (1914–2009), Australian activist and author
Will Nicholls (born 1995), British photographer and film-maker
William Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

Deputy Roy Nicholls, a character in the 2019 film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Stella Nicholls, a character in the 2019 film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

References

↑ "Surname Database: Nicholls Last Name Origin".

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[1] "Surname Database: Nicholls Last Name Origin".

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Nicholls (name)

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Notable people with name

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Fictional characters

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References