Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>N>Nell-Nels>Nelson>Rhode Island

Nelson

in Rhode Island

There are 763 people with the last name "Nelson" in Rhode Island.

Add to web page

Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Nelson 68
close
  1. is 64th most common Harris
  2. is 65th most common Mitchell
  3. is 66th most common Ryan
  4. is 67th most common Cote
  5. is 68th most common Nelson
  6. is 69th most common Ramos
  7. is 70th most common Sanchez
  8. is 71st most common Marshall
  9. is 72nd most common Adams

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Nelson

John, David, Robert, James, Michael, Richard, Brian, Mark, Linda

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.

Recent Searches for "Nelson" in Rhode Island

Since June 2009
367

Most Popular Search

John Nelson, RI (9 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv1)

© 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement