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Nelson

in Washington DC

There are 613 people with the last name "Nelson" in Washington DC.

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Nelson 46
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  1. is 42nd most common Turner
  2. is 43rd most common Coleman
  3. is 44th most common Evans
  4. is 45th most common Campbell
  5. is 46th most common Nelson
  6. is 47th most common James
  7. is 48th most common Gray
  8. is 49th most common Cooper
  9. is 50th most common Jenkins

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Nelson

Michael, Robert, Mary, Anthony, Barbara, Nancy, William, Carl, David

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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