Nelson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Nelson Name Meaning : A patronymic name from the medieval personal name 'nel' or 'neal','son of Neil','champion'.
The name is of medieval origin.The name was also adopted by Norseman.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
28
57
85
113
142
170
198
227
255
283
312
Buckinghamshire
33
Carnarvonshire
1
Cambridgeshire
9
Cardiganshire
9
Channel Islands
5
Cheshire
97
Carmarthenshire
7
Cornwall
9
Cumberland
312
Derbyshire
63
Devon
24
Dorset
30
Durham
293
Essex
30
Glamorgan
3
Gloucestershire
98
Hampshire
31
Herefordshire
6
Hertfordshire
16
Hunts and Rutland
3
Isle of Man
89
Kent
64
Lancashire
1,307
Leicestershire
13
Lincolnshire
104
London
864
Middlesex
28
Monmouthshire
2
Northumberland
206
Norfolk
340
Northamptonshire
21
Nottinghamshire
120
Oxfordshire
72
Shropshire
1
Suffolk
65
Somerset
19
Surrey
20
Sussex
20
Staffordshire
49
Warwickshire
91
Westmorland
240
Wiltshire
10
Worcestershire
16
Yorkshire
1,473
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Flintshire
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
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Nelson Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Nelson family
Profession
Census Frequency
Female Servant
220
Independent
202
Agricultural Labourer
172
Labourer
97
Farmer
83
Male Servant
76
Weaver
56
Cotton Weaver
55
Shoe Maker
46
Tailor
38
Ag Labourer
36
Dress Maker
34
Coal Miner
28
Independant
27
Stone Mason
26
Carpenter
26
Joiner
23
Ag Lab
19
Pauper
18
Blacksmith
17
Mason
17
Mariner
17
Gardener
16
Servant
16
Lab
16
Most Frequent Forenames for Nelson
Name
Census Frequency
Mary Nelson
6,015
John Nelson
5,874
William Nelson
5,648
Elizabeth Nelson
3,770
Thomas Nelson
3,441
James Nelson
3,026
George Nelson
2,647
Sarah Nelson
2,486
Jane Nelson
2,262
Ann Nelson
2,092
Robert Nelson
2,066
Margaret Nelson
1,880
Henry Nelson
1,500
Joseph Nelson
1,449
Alice Nelson
1,345
Charles Nelson
1,310
Annie Nelson
1,259
Richard Nelson
1,052
Ellen Nelson
984
Hannah Nelson
948
Edward Nelson
879
Eliza Nelson
799
Arthur Nelson
692
Martha Nelson
666
Emma Nelson
662
Nelson Surname Variants Ranking
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