Nicolson
# 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
