Nicholson (name)

See also: Nicolson and Nickelsen

Nicholson

Pronunciation	/ˈnɪkəlsən/
Language(s)	English
Origin
Word/name	Scottish
Meaning	derived from the Greek word "Nikolaos" meaning "conqueror of people"
Other names
Variant form(s)	DeNicola, DiNicola, McNichol, McNicholl, McNicol, Mikołajewicz, Mykolayenko, Mykolenko, Nichols, Nickel, Nickell, Nickelsen, Nickelson, Nickson, Nicolăescu, Nicolescu, Nicol, Nicoll, Nicolson, Niculescu, Nielsen, Nigog(h)osian, Nigog(h)osyan, Nikog(h)osian, Nikog(h)osyan, Nikoladze, Nikolajević, Nikolaou, Nikolayev, Nikolayevsky, Nikolaou, Nikolić, Nikolopoulos, Nikolov, Nikolovski, Nilsen, Nilsson, Nixon, Papanikolaou
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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 . ^[2]

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 (1953–2025), British novelist and non-fiction 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 songwriter 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)

See also

• Nicolson

References

1. "Nicholson Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
2. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN   0-19-508137-4.