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Nelson

in North Dakota

There are 3,247 people with the last name "Nelson" in North Dakota.

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Ranking in North Dakota

NameRank
Nelson 4
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  1. is 1st most common Johnson
  2. is 2nd most common Anderson
  3. is 3rd most common Olson
  4. is 4th most common Nelson
  5. is 5th most common Miller
  6. is 6th most common Larson
  7. is 7th most common Peterson
  8. is 8th most common Hanson
  9. is 9th most common Smith

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Nelson

James, Gary, David, Michael, Robert, Roger, Dennis, Paul, Richard, 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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