Nellson Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nellson Surname User-submission:

(Scottish, Northern Irish) This surname means 'son of Neil'.

Nellson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:138,34313,078

Nellson (230) may also be a first name.

Nellson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Scottish, Northern Irish) This surname means 'son of Neil'.

- dinn315

Nellson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nellson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nellson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nellson? popularity and diffusion

Nellson is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Nellson live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 591,855th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 230 people.

The last name Nellson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States it is most common in: Nebraska, where 19 percent are found, Florida, where 18 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 14 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Nellson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nellson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nellson last name fell 72 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nellson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nellson surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Nellson earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.53% more than the national average, earning $54,596 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niellson930/
Nelleson930/
Nelson92789,353/
Nellesson880/
Nielson8619,683/
Nelsson86253/
Nillson86110/
Nelsone8668/
Nellsen8613/
Neelson8610/
Nelsion8610/
Nehlson869/
Nelsonn868/
Nelsoen868/
Neslson868/
Nel'son867/
Nelsong866/
Nelsoon865/
Nelsont865/
Gnelson864/
Nelsjon864/
Nelsosn863/
Hnelson863/
Nelsond863/
Nelsojn862/
Nnelson862/
Nelsohn862/
Nelsonq861/
Nelsonh861/
Nelshon861/
Neulson860/
Nellsan860/
Nlson835/
Nielsson80628/
Nillsson8011/
Nellssen807/
Niellsen803/
D'Nelson803/
Nelsonne802/
Nilleson801/
Nielszon801/
Noelsson801/
Nelsonbp801/
Niehlson800/
Nelsen7710,114/
Nilson777,551/
Nelsan77297/
Nelsom77140/
Nlsson7773/
Nelsén7754/
Nélson7749/
Nelzon7720/
Nylson7712/
Nleson7711/
Nelsun779/
Nelcon779/
Nelxon773/
Neljon772/
Nllsen771/
Nelsón771/
Nelßon771/
Nèlson771/
Nelsonová755/
Nelsonova752/
Nielsen71338,225/
Nilsson71190,882/
Nehlsen71914/
Neelsen71438/
Nelssen7157/
Nielsén7139/
Nillsen7127/
Nelshan7112/
Nuelsen716/
Nielzon716/
Nelchon714/
Nil'son713/
Nilshon713/
Nielsan712/
Nihlson712/
Nilsone711/
Nelhsen711/
Nelsand711/
Nelssan711/
Neulsen711/
Neslsen711/
Nilszon711/
Nillcon711/
Nylsson711/
Nelsang711/
Nillsom711/
Nellsum710/
Nelsgan710/
Nielssen67138/
Nilsonne6720/
Neelssen678/
Nlxon672/
Neelsang672/
Nglisson671/
Nilssone671/
Nlsan671/
Nillsang671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nellson
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