Nicholson (name)

Nicholson
Family name
Meaning	derived from "Son of Nichol"
Region of origin	England, Germany
Related names	DeNicola, DiNicola, McNichol, McNicholl, McNicol, Mikołajewicz, Mykolayenko, Mykolenko Nicolăescu, Nicolescu, Niculescu, Nigog(h)osian, Nigog(h)osyan, Nikog(h)osian, Nikog(h)osyan, Nikoladze, Nikolajević, Nikolaou, Nikolayev, Nikolayevsky, Nikolaou, Nikolić, Nikolopoulos, Nikolov, Nikolovski, Papanikolaou
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Nicholson is a surname of northern English and German origin. It is a patronymic form of the given name Nichol, which was a common medieval form of Nicholas.^[2]

People with the surname Nicholson

A. Nicholson (rugby league player), Australian rugby league footballer
Aideen Nicholson (born 1927), 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
Archibald Keightley Nicholson (1871–1937), British ecclesiastical stained-glass maker
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
Bruce Nicholson, special effects artist.
Sir Charles Nicholson (1808–1903), British–Australian politician
Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson (1867–1949), British ecclesiastical architect
Christopher Nicholson (1904–1948), British architect and designer
Claude Nicholson, Australian rugby league footballer
Claude Nicholson, (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
Donald Nicholson (disambiguation), multiple people
Donte Nicholson (born 1981), American NFL football player
Edward Max Nicholson (1904–2003), British environmentalist and ornithologist
Elliot Nicholson (1871–1953), English rugby union player
Elwyn Nicholson (1923-2014), American businessman and politician
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 (born 1953), British novelist and short story 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
Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1816-1878), British palaeontologist and zoologist
J.C. Nicholson (born 1942), American judge
Jack Nicholson, 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 (born 1919), Australian author
Julianne Nicholson (born 1971), American actress
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)
Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Canadian children's writer
Lorraine Nicholson, American actress, daughter of Jack Nicholson
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890–1968), American pulp magazine writer and comic book pioneer
Matthew Nicholson (born 1974), Australian cricketer
Meredith Nicholson (1866–1947), American author and politician
Meredith Merle Nicholson (1913–2005), American cinematographer
Michael Nicholson (born 1937), English journalist
Myra Nicholson (1894–2007), Australian supercentenarian
Nancy Nicholson (1899–1977), British painter and fabric designer
Natalie Nicholson (born 1976), American curler
Neil Nicholson (cricketer), (English cricketer)
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) (born 1954), 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
Reginald Nicholson (1869-1946), English politician
Reginald F. Nicholson (1852-1939), United States Navy admiral
Reynold A. Nicholson (1868–1945), British orientalist
Richard Nicholson (composer) (c1570–1639), English composer
Richard Nicholson (dates unknown), Australian paralympics competitor
Robert Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
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 Caldwell Nicholson (died 1891), British trade unionist
Samuel D. Nicholson (1859–1923), United States Senator from Colorado
Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891–1963), American astronomer
Shane Nicholson (born 1970), English footballer
Skonk Nicholson (born 1917), South African rugby coach
Stuart Nicholson (1987), English footballer
Sir Sydney Nicholson (1875–1947), English choir directory, organist, composer, founder of the Royal College of Music
Thomas Nicholson American health educator
Tony Nicholson (1938–1985), English cricketer
Viv Nicholson (born 1936), British gambling winner and tabloid target
William Nicholson (disambiguation), several people
Winifred Nicholson (née Roberts) (1893–1981), English painter (married to Ben Nicholson)

References

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

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