Nicholson

A surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A number of places and rivers in Australia:
    1. A coastal locality in the Shire of Burke, north-west Queensland.

    2. A river in the Northern Territory and Queensland which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria.

    3. A town in East Gippsland, Victoria.

    4. A river in Victoria which flows through the town.

    5. A river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia which joins the Ord River.

  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Jackson County, Georgia.

    2. A census-designated place in Pearl River County, Mississippi.

    3. A borough and township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

    4. A township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

    5. An unincorporated community in the town of Bear Creek, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

Origin

From Nicholas + -son. Doublet of Nielsen.

Forms

Nichelson

Derived

Mount Nicholson nicholsonite West Nicholson