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Nelson

in South Carolina

There are 4,832 people with the last name "Nelson" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Nelson 61
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  1. is 57th most common Jordan
  2. is 58th most common Price
  3. is 59th most common Watson
  4. is 60th most common Bailey
  5. is 61st most common Nelson
  6. is 62nd most common Hughes
  7. is 63rd most common Grant
  8. is 64th most common Powell
  9. is 65th most common Stewart

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Nelson

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

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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