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Nelson

in Texas

There are 16,674 people with the last name "Nelson" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

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Nelson 80
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  1. is 76th most common Ruiz
  2. is 77th most common Pena
  3. is 78th most common Herrera
  4. is 79th most common Bell
  5. is 80th most common Nelson
  6. is 81st most common Cantu
  7. is 82nd most common Cox
  8. is 83rd most common Collins
  9. is 84th most common Morgan

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Nelson

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