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
- 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, British diplomat, politician and writer, son of Arthur Nicolson
- James Nicolson , Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland & Bishop of Dunkeld.
- John Nicolson, multiple people
- Marjorie Hope Nicolson, 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
