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Nelson

in New Mexico

There are 1,699 people with the last name "Nelson" in New Mexico.

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Ranking in New Mexico

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Nelson 74
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  1. is 70th most common Walker
  2. is 71st most common Lovato
  3. is 72nd most common Allen
  4. is 73rd most common Jackson
  5. is 74th most common Nelson
  6. is 75th most common Roybal
  7. is 76th most common Mendoza
  8. is 77th most common Hall
  9. is 78th most common Apodaca

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Nelson

Robert, John, David, James, Richard, Mary, Michael, William, Mark, Barbara

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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