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Nelson

in Delaware

There are 524 people with the last name "Nelson" in Delaware.

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Ranking in Delaware

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Nelson 126
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  1. is 122nd most common Daniels
  2. is 123rd most common Ellis
  3. is 124th most common Perez
  4. is 125th most common Hernandez
  5. is 126th most common Nelson
  6. is 127th most common Benson
  7. is 128th most common Stevenson
  8. is 129th most common Griffin
  9. is 130th most common Foster

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Nelson

James, John, David, Robert, Richard, Barbara, Daniel, Frank, Mary, Michael

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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