| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 13 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 36 |
| Essex | 28 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 14 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 38 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 50 |
| Middlesex | 20 |
| Northumberland | 22 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 3 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 17 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 18 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 15 |
| Master | 9 |
| Fireman | 8 |
| Sailor | 6 |
| Cook | 5 |
| 2nd Engineer | 4 |
| Dressmaker | 4 |
| A B Seaman | 4 |
| Carpenter | 3 |
| Seaman | 3 |
| Private Means | 3 |
| Farmer | 3 |
| Cabinet Maker | 2 |
| Chief Officer | 2 |
| Clerk | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| At School | 2 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| House Maid | 2 |
| Nurseryman Gardeners | 2 |
| St School | 2 |
| House Painter | 2 |
| Snedker (joiner) | 2 |
| Whife | 2 |
| School Conrsil | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Nielsen | 24 |
| Niels Nielsen | 23 |
| Peter Nielsen | 20 |
| Mary Nielsen | 18 |
| Carl Nielsen | 15 |
| Hans Nielsen | 15 |
| Charles Nielsen | 14 |
| Christian Nielsen | 13 |
| William Nielsen | 11 |
| Thomas Nielsen | 10 |
| Annie Nielsen | 8 |
| Louisa Nielsen | 8 |
| Martin Nielsen | 8 |
| Elizabeth Nielsen | 7 |
| George Nielsen | 7 |
| Marie Nielsen | 7 |
| Ole Nielsen | 7 |
| Axel Nielsen | 6 |
| Edith Nielsen | 6 |
| Edward Nielsen | 6 |
| Florence Nielsen | 6 |
| Herman Nielsen | 6 |
| James Nielsen | 6 |
| Jens Nielsen | 6 |
| Joseph Nielsen | 6 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson | 71% | 86,357 |
| 2 | Nilson | 71% | 4,551 |
| 3 | Neilson | 57% | 3,894 |
| 4 | Nielsen | 100% | 734 |
| 5 | Nielson | 86% | 597 |
| 6 | Nalson | 57% | 369 |
| 7 | Nilsen | 86% | 198 |
| 8 | Nealson | 57% | 152 |
| 9 | Nolson | 57% | 141 |
| 10 | Nulson | 57% | 109 |
The surname Nielsen is the 4th most popular variant of Nelson.