| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 9 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 21 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 4 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 79 |
| Essex | 15 |
| Gloucestershire | 12 |
| Hampshire | 10 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 15 |
| Lancashire | 153 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 113 |
| Middlesex | 19 |
| Northumberland | 48 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 6 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 9 |
| Warwickshire | 2 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 120 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 19 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| A B Seaman | 6 |
| Living On Own Means | 6 |
| Dress Maker | 6 |
| Ordinary Seaman | 6 |
| Seaman | 6 |
| General Labourer | 5 |
| Laundress Wash | 5 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| Cook Domestic | 4 |
| Master | 4 |
| Attending School | 4 |
| House Painter | 3 |
| Tailoress | 3 |
| Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| Mate | 3 |
| Joiner Carpenter | 3 |
| Butcher | 2 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 2 |
| Cotton Spinner | 2 |
| Cutter Spring Knife | 2 |
| House Maid | 2 |
| School Teacher | 2 |
| Carpenter & Joiner | 2 |
| Dressmaker | 2 |
| Sailor | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Nilson | 311 |
| John Nilson | 291 |
| William Nilson | 237 |
| Elizabeth Nilson | 194 |
| Thomas Nilson | 187 |
| James Nilson | 174 |
| George Nilson | 152 |
| Sarah Nilson | 139 |
| Jane Nilson | 101 |
| Margaret Nilson | 92 |
| Robert Nilson | 89 |
| Ann Nilson | 87 |
| Charles Nilson | 87 |
| Henry Nilson | 75 |
| Joseph Nilson | 74 |
| Edward Nilson | 57 |
| Hannah Nilson | 56 |
| Ellen Nilson | 54 |
| Eliza Nilson | 52 |
| Alice Nilson | 48 |
| Annie Nilson | 42 |
| Frederick Nilson | 39 |
| Richard Nilson | 37 |
| Emma Nilson | 33 |
| Martha Nilson | 33 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson | 83% | 86,357 |
| 2 | Nilson | 100% | 4,551 |
| 3 | Neilson | 86% | 3,894 |
| 4 | Nielsen | 71% | 734 |
| 5 | Nielson | 86% | 597 |
| 6 | Nalson | 83% | 369 |
| 7 | Nilsson | 86% | 210 |
| 8 | Nilsen | 83% | 198 |
| 9 | Nealson | 71% | 152 |
| 10 | Nolson | 83% | 141 |
| 11 | Nulson | 83% | 109 |
The surname Nilson is the 2nd most popular variant of Nelson.