| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 16 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 24 |
| Derbyshire | 10 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 46 |
| Essex | 11 |
| Gloucestershire | 5 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 89 |
| Leicestershire | 10 |
| Lincolnshire | 12 |
| London | 70 |
| Middlesex | 11 |
| Northumberland | 16 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 11 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 12 |
| Warwickshire | 10 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 92 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 46 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 6 |
| Clerk | 5 |
| Private Means | 5 |
| Mate | 5 |
| Cook (domestic) | 4 |
| Dressmaker | 4 |
| None | 3 |
| Servant | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| At Home | 3 |
| Railway Clerk | 3 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Fireman | 3 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| Rag Sorter | 3 |
| Weaver Cotton | 3 |
| Butcher | 2 |
| Chip Potato Shop | 2 |
| Church Keeper | 2 |
| Dock Labourer | 2 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 2 |
| Plumber | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Farmes Kalsominer Domestic Work | 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.