Nicholson (surname)
| 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 |
| Footnotes: [1] | |
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
- 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
- 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.