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There have been threebaronetcies created for persons with the surnameNicholson, all in theBaronetage of the United Kingdom.
TheNicholson Baronetcy, of Luddenham in New South Wales, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 April 1859 forCharles Nicholson, the first Speaker of theNew South Wales Legislative Council.His eldest son, the second Baronet, became a well-known ecclesiastical architect. The title became extinct on the death ofthe third Baronet in 1986.Archibald Keightley Nicholson andSir Sydney Nicholson, younger sons of the first Baronet, also gained distinction.
TheNicholson Baronetcy, ofHarrington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 February 1912 forCharles Norris Nicholson,LiberalMember of Parliament forDoncaster between 1906 and 1918. His grandson, the second Baronet, was Chairman of the Ocean Steamship Company and ofMartins Bank and also served asLord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight from 1980 to 1986. The title is now held by the latter's son, the third Baronet, who succeeded in 1993.
TheNicholson Baronetcy, of Winterbourne in the Royal County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 March 1958 for theConservative politicianGodfrey Nicholson. He had four daughters but no sons and the baronetcy consequently became extinct on his death in 1991. His third daughter is thelife peerEmma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne.
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The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother James Richard Lothian Nicholson (born 1947). The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Edward Nicholson (born 1983).