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

See also

  • Nicolson Institute, school on the Isle of Lewis
  • Clan Nicolson, Scottish clan
  • Clan MacNeacail, Scottish clan
  • Nicholson (disambiguation)
  • Nicol
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