Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Hиколић), meaning "son of Nikola", is a common South Slavic surname and is found among Serbs, Croats, and Montenegrins. Nikolić is the third most frequent surname in Serbia, and is also common in Croatia, with 6,353 carriers (2011 census).
It may refer to the following people:
Aleksandar Nikolić (1924–2000), basketball player and coach
Ana Nikolić (1978–), Serbian singer
Andrew Nikolić (1961–), Australian politician, retired Australian Army brigadier
Dragan Nikolić (1943–2016), actor
Jelena Nikolić (1982–), Serbian volleyball player
Milan Nikolić (musician) (1979–), Serbian accordionist
Milan Nikolić (born 1987) (1988–), Serbian footballer
Milijana Nikolic (1975–), opera soprano
Milorad Nikolić (1920–2006), footballer
Maja Nikolić (1975–), Serbian singer
Marijan Nikolić (1981–), Croatian footballer
Nemanja Nikolić, several people
Nenad Nikolić, several people
Predrag Nikolić (1960–), Bosnian chess grandmaster
Siniša Nikolić (1967–), Yugoslav footballer
Stevo Nikolić (1984–), Bosnian Serb footballer
Tomislav Nikolić (1952–), Serbian President
Vera Nikolić (1948–), Serbian track and field athlete
Vera Nikolić Podrinska (1886–1972), Croatian painter and baroness
Vinko Nikolić (1912–1997), Croatian writer and journalist
Vito Nikolić (1934–1994), Montenegrin poet
Other
House of Nikolić, Serbian noble house