| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 13 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 5 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 12 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 2 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 17 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 5 |
| At School | 3 |
| A B Seaman | 3 |
| Chief Engineer | 2 |
| Domestic | 2 |
| Fireman | 2 |
| Mate | 2 |
| Child | 1 |
| Desk Boy | 1 |
| Housekeeper (domestic) | 1 |
| Cabin Boy | 1 |
| Assisting In The Business | 1 |
| Boarding House Keeper | 1 |
| Seaman | 1 |
| Fisher Man Herring | 1 |
| Dock Hand | 1 |
| Stone Masons Labourer | 1 |
| Working In Garden (domestic) | 1 |
| O S Seaman | 1 |
| Retired Sea Captain | 1 |
| Assistant In Business | 1 |
| Firemand | 1 |
| General Dealer (ships Stones) | 1 |
| Second Mate | 1 |
| Steward (ships) | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Nils Nilsen | 22 |
| Mary Nilsen | 8 |
| Hans Nilsen | 7 |
| Martin Nilsen | 4 |
| Ole Nilsen | 4 |
| Alice Nilsen | 3 |
| Carl Nilsen | 3 |
| Marie Nilsen | 3 |
| Ada Nilsen | 2 |
| Adel Nilsen | 2 |
| Alb Nilsen | 2 |
| Albert Nilsen | 2 |
| Arthur Nilsen | 2 |
| Asker Nilsen | 2 |
| Bernhard Nilsen | 2 |
| Bertie Nilsen | 2 |
| Coostens Nilsen | 2 |
| Edvart Nilsen | 2 |
| Edward Nilsen | 2 |
| Eugen Nilsen | 2 |
| Ginder Nilsen | 2 |
| Gustav Nilsen | 2 |
| Halior Nilsen | 2 |
| Henrik Nilsen | 2 |
| Isak Nilsen | 2 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson | 67% | 86,357 |
| 2 | Nilson | 83% | 4,551 |
| 3 | Neilson | 71% | 3,894 |
| 4 | Nielsen | 86% | 734 |
| 5 | Nielson | 71% | 597 |
| 6 | Nalson | 67% | 369 |
| 7 | Nilsson | 71% | 210 |
| 8 | Nilsen | 100% | 198 |
| 9 | Nealson | 57% | 152 |
| 10 | Nolson | 67% | 141 |
| 11 | Nulson | 67% | 109 |
The surname Nilsen is the 8th most popular variant of Nelson.