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Nelson

in Iowa

There are 6,276 people with the last name "Nelson" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Nelson 9
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  1. is 5th most common Brown
  2. is 6th most common Jones
  3. is 7th most common Davis
  4. is 8th most common Williams
  5. is 9th most common Nelson
  6. is 10th most common Thompson
  7. is 11th most common Wilson
  8. is 12th most common Clark
  9. is 13th most common Peterson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Nelson

David, James, John, Robert, Richard, Michael, Larry, Steven, Kenneth, Donald

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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