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
Nicolson Institute, school on the Isle of Lewis Clan Nicolson, Scottish clan Clan MacNeacail, Scottish clan