Nicholls (name)

Nicholls is a surname of English origin. It is one of the patronymics derived from the given name Nicholas. The first record of the spelling is in 1322, in Staffordshire, England.

Notable people with name

A-E

• Adelina Nicholls, American sociologist
• Agnes Nicholls (1876–1959), English soprano
• Alan Nicholls (1973–1995), English football goalkeeper
• Alana Nicholls (born 1986), Australian kayaker
• Alex Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Allan F. Nicholls (born 1945), Canadian actor and film director
• Andy Nicholls (born 1962), English soccer hooligan and writer
• Anna Nicholls (born 1997), English cricketer
• Anthony Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Apii Nicholls-Pualau (born 1993), New Zealand rugby player
• Arthur Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ashley Nicholls (born 1981), English footballer
• Benjamin Nicholls (1864–1945), English cricketer
• Bernard Nicholls (1877–1924), American golfer
• Bernie Nicholls (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
• Billy Nicholls (born 1949), English musician
• Brenda Nicholls (born 1972), Canadian curler
• Brooke Nicholls, Canadian singer and songwriter
• Burr H. Nicholls (1848–1915), American painter
• Caroline Nicholls (born 1956), South African judge
• Charles Wynne Nicholls (1831–1903), Irish painter
• Charlie Nicholls (1899–1944), Australian rules footballer
• Christine Nicholls (born 1943), British author
• Cornelius Nicholls (1838–1895), English cricketer
• Craig Nicholls (born 1977), Australian musician
• Daniel Nicholls (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
• Danielle Nicholls (born 1978), English television presenter
• Danni Nicholls (born 1985), British singer-songwriter
• Darren Nicholls (born 1989), Australian rugby league footballer
• David Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Degory Nicholls, 16th-century priest and academic
• Derek Nicholls (1947–2010), English cricketer
• Don Nicholls (1936–2023), Australian rules footballer
• Douglas Nicholls (1906–1988), Australian Governor of South Australia
• Donald Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead (1933–2019), British Law Lord
• Eddie Nicholls (born 1947), Guyanese cricketer
• Edith E. Nicholls (1892–1978), American physician
• Elizabeth Nicholls (1946–2004), American-Canadian paleontologist
• Elizabeth Webb Nicholls (1850–1943), Australian suffragist
• Eric Nicholls (born 1939), Australian rules footballer
• Ernest Nicholls (1884–1954), Australian rules footballer
• Ernie Nicholls (1871–1971), English footballer

F-L

• Francis T. Nicholls (1834–1912), American Confederate Army general, lawyer, judge and politician
• Frank Nicholls (1699–1778), English physician
• Frankie Knuckles, birth name Francis Warren Nicholls Jr. (1955–2014), American DJ and record producer
• Frederic Thomas Nicholls (1856–1921), Canadian businessman and politician
• Frederick Nicholls (1868–1950), British rugby player
• Freida Nicholls-Davy (born 1950), Barbadian sprinter
• Geoff Nicholls (1948–2017), English musician
• George Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gilbert Nicholls (1878–1950), English-American golfer
• Ginger Nicholls (1900–1978), New Zealand rugby union player
• Gladys Nicholls (1906–1981), Australian Aboriginal activist
• Graeme Nicholls, English guitarist
• Graham Nicholls (born 1975), English artist
• Gwyn Nicholls (1874–1939), British rugby player
• Harmar Nicholls (1912–2000), British politician
• Harold Nicholls (1897–1977), New Zealand rugby player
• Harold Mayne-Nicholls (born 1961), Chilean journalist
• Harry Nicholls (comedian) (1852–1926), English comedian
• Harry Nicholls (VC) (1915–1975), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Henry Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Herbert Nicholls (1868–1940), Australian judge and politician
• Hope Nicholls (born 1960), American singer-songwriter
• Horace Nicholls (1867–1941), English photographer
• Howard Nicholls (1931–2011), Welsh rugby union player
• Humphrey Nicholls (1577–1643), English politician
• Ian A. Nicholls (born 1962), Australian educator and academic
• Jack Nicholls (footballer) (1898–1970), Welsh footballer
• James Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jamie Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jill Nicholls, British documentary filmmaker
• Jim Nicholls (1919–2002), English football goalkeeper
• Joe Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jonathan Nicholls (1956–2022), British university officer
• Josh Nicholls (born 1992), Chinese-Canadian ice hockey player
• Kenneth Nicholls (died 2025), Irish academic and historian
• Kevin Nicholls (born 1979), English footballer

L-R

• Laura Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lee Nicholls (born 1992), English footballer
• Lew Nicholls, American politician
• Linda Nicholls (born 1954), Canadian Anglican bishop
• Marjory Nicholls (1890–1930), New Zealand poet, teacher and drama producer
• Mark Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Marriott Fawckner Nicholls (1898–1969), English surgeon
• Martin Nicholls (1917–1983), Australian politician and trade unionist
• Matthew Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Matt Nicholls (born 1986), British musician
• Mel Nicholls (born 1977), English wheelchair athlete
• Melanie Nicholls-King, Canadian actress
• Mike Nicholls, Australian psychology researcher
• Mikey Nicholls (born 1985), Australian wrestler known as Nick Miller
• Morgan Nicholls (born 1971), English musician
• Nick Nicholls (1936–2013), English motorcycle speedway rider
• Nigel Nicholls (1938–2016), British civil servant
• Obed Nicholls (1885–1962), English craftsman
• Olivia Nicholls (born 1994), British tennis player
• Patrick Nicholls (born 1948), English politician
• Paul Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Peter Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Phil Nicholls (born 1952), English footballer
• Phoebe Nicholls (born 1957), English actress
• Rachel Nicholls, English soprano
• Reg Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (1854–1930), English-American painter
• Richard Nicholls (1875–1948), English cricketer
• Rick Nicholls (born 1950), Canadian politician
• Robert Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robyn Nicholls (born 1990), British water polo player
• Roger Nicholls (born 1956), Australian politician
• Ron Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ryan Nicholls (born 1973), Welsh footballer

S-Z

• Sally Nicholls (born 1983), British writer
• Sammy Nicholls (1870–1912), English footballer
• Samuel Nicholls (1885–1939), Australian politician
• Samuel J. Nicholls (1885–1937), American politician
• Sara Nicholls (born 1989), Welsh lawn bowler
• Sheila Nicholls, (born 1970), English singer-songwriter
• Simon Nicholls (1882–1911), American baseball player
• Stan Nicholls (born 1949), British writer
• Stephen Nicholls (born 1971), Australian cardiologist
• Stewart Nicholls, British stage director and choreographer
• Sue Nicholls (born 1943), English actress
• Syd Nicholls (1896–1977), Australian cartoonist and commercial artist
• Sydney Nicholls (1868–1946), British rugby player
• Theo Nicholls (1894–1977), Australian politician
• Thomas Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tim Nicholls (born 1965), Australian politician
• Tom Nicholls (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
• Victoria Nicholls, Australian actress
• Vernon Nicholls (1917–1996), English Anglican clergyman
• Yvonne Nicholls (1914–2009), Australian activist and author
• Will Nicholls (born 1995), British photographer and film-maker
• William Nicholls (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

• Deputy Roy Nicholls, a character in the 2019 film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
• Stella Nicholls, a character in the 2019 film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

See also

• Nicholls (disambiguation)
• Nichols (surname)
• Nicholl