| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 14 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 12 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 34 |
| Middlesex | 6 |
| Northumberland | 9 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 7 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Servant Domestic | 4 |
| A B Seaman | 3 |
| Dock Labourer | 3 |
| Fireman | 3 |
| Cabinet Maker | 2 |
| Living On Own Means | 2 |
| Military Tailoress | 2 |
| Clerk | 1 |
| Stationary Engineman | 1 |
| Corporal Infantry Line | 1 |
| Gardener | 1 |
| Florist Gard | 1 |
| Steam Ship Freight Clerk | 1 |
| General Labourer | 1 |
| 2nd Engineer Sea | 1 |
| Donkeyman A B Seaman | 1 |
| 3rd Engineer | 1 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Fireman & Trimmer | 1 |
| Sailor | 1 |
| Shipyard Labourer | 1 |
| Charwoman Above | 1 |
| Green Grocer (shop Keeper) | 1 |
| Mate Sea | 1 |
| Steward | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Nielson | 24 |
| Mary Nielson | 18 |
| William Nielson | 16 |
| Annie Nielson | 13 |
| Carl Nielson | 13 |
| Elizabeth Nielson | 12 |
| Andrew Nielson | 11 |
| Christian Nielson | 11 |
| Niels Nielson | 11 |
| Alice Nielson | 10 |
| Charles Nielson | 10 |
| George Nielson | 9 |
| James Nielson | 9 |
| Sarah Nielson | 8 |
| Frederick Nielson | 7 |
| Margaret Nielson | 7 |
| Peter Nielson | 7 |
| Thomas Nielson | 7 |
| Albert Nielson | 6 |
| Edward Nielson | 6 |
| Jacob Nielson | 6 |
| Jane Nielson | 6 |
| Louisa Nielson | 6 |
| Anders Nielson | 5 |
| Eliza Nielson | 5 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson | 86% | 86,357 |
| 2 | Nilson | 86% | 4,551 |
| 3 | Neilson | 71% | 3,894 |
| 4 | Nielsen | 86% | 734 |
| 5 | Nielson | 100% | 597 |
| 6 | Nalson | 71% | 369 |
| 7 | Nilsen | 71% | 198 |
| 8 | Nealson | 71% | 152 |
| 9 | Nolson | 71% | 141 |
| 10 | Nulson | 71% | 109 |
The surname Nielson is the 5th most popular variant of Nelson.