What is "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"
• Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock, British diplomat and politician
• Benedict Nicolson, British art historian and author, son of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West
• David Nicolson, 4th Baron Carnock, British peer and solicitor.
• Eric James Brindley Nicolson, Royal Air Force officer
• Gerda Nicolson, Australian actress
• Harold Nicolson, 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, South African cricketer
• 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