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NELSON

in Pennsylvania

There are 6,951 people with the last name "NELSON" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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NELSON 65
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  1. is 61st most common Cook
  2. is 62nd most common Price
  3. is 63rd most common Murray
  4. is 64th most common Edwards
  5. is 65th most common Nelson
  6. is 66th most common Bailey
  7. is 67th most common Collins
  8. is 68th most common Carter
  9. is 69th most common Fox

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for NELSON

James, Robert, John, David, Richard, Michael, William, Mary, Donald, Jeffrey

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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