# Nickson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nickson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,285 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,344 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 135,118 people |
| Change since 2000 | +26% (1,811 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɪk.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Nixon, Nixson |

## Etymology

From Nick, diminutive of the given name Nicholas + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nickson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 37% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nickson in the United States.

## People named Nickson

- Julia Nickson-Soul, American actress

## Similar surnames

Nixon, Nguyen, Newsome, Newsom, Nason, Nissen, Newson, Naquin, Nakano, Nuzum, Nakayama, Niccum.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.