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Nelson

in California

There are 23,731 people with the last name "Nelson" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Nelson 56
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  1. is 52nd most common Lewis
  2. is 53rd most common Ortiz
  3. is 54th most common Aguilar
  4. is 55th most common Moreno
  5. is 56th most common Nelson
  6. is 57th most common Romero
  7. is 58th most common Walker
  8. is 59th most common Castillo
  9. is 60th most common Castro

Similar Names and Nicknames

Nelsen, Nilsen, Nilsson, Nilson, Nelssen, Nels, Nelsson, Nelzen, Nilssen, Nelsestuen

Most Common First Names for Nelson

Robert, David, John, James, Michael, Richard, William, Donald, Mark

Meaning & History

English and Scottish: patronymic from the medieval personal name Nel or Neal, Anglo-Scandinavian forms of the Gaelic name Niall (see Neill). This was adopted by the Scandinavians in the form Njal and was introduced into northern England and East Anglia by them, rather than being taken directly from Gaelic.

Americanized spelling of the like-sounding Scandinavian names Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson.

FOREBEARS The Nelson name was an important one in 18th-century VA, starting with Thomas ‘Scotch Tom’ Nelson, who emigrated to VA at the close of the 17th century from Penrith, Cumbria, where the Nelsons were numerous. Scotch Tom settled about 1700 at Yorktown, VA, where he became a successful merchant and landholder. His son was sheriff and a member of the VA Council, and his grandson, Thomas Nelson (1738–89), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was governor of VA.

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