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Nelson

in New York

There are 9,762 people with the last name "Nelson" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

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Nelson 61
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  1. is 57th most common Phillips
  2. is 58th most common Hill
  3. is 59th most common Reyes
  4. is 60th most common Ramos
  5. is 61st most common Nelson
  6. is 62nd most common Ryan
  7. is 63rd most common Collins
  8. is 64th most common Murray
  9. is 65th most common James

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Nelson

Robert, John, David, Richard, James, Michael, William, Thomas, Mary

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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