Nilson Surname
Approximately 7,551 people bear this surname
Nilson Surname Definition:
'son of Neil,' which see. There were at least two families of this name of independent origin-Neilson of Craigcaffie, Ayrshire, and Neilson of Caithness. (1) The Neilsons of Craigcaffie are said to have traced their descent from Neil, earl of Carrick, husband of Margaret Stewart, who died in 1256.
Read More About This SurnameNilson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,873 | 1:93,586 | 10,508 |
| Brazil | 723 | 1:296,092 | 11,405 |
| Sweden | 631 | 1:15,605 | 1,331 |
| Canada | 325 | 1:113,371 | 12,083 |
| Russia | 240 | 1:600,513 | 52,991 |
| Germany | 214 | 1:376,194 | 35,529 |
| Argentina | 172 | 1:248,508 | 20,139 |
| Denmark | 150 | 1:37,631 | 3,923 |
| Australia | 141 | 1:191,459 | 19,007 |
| England | 113 | 1:493,080 | 31,588 |
| Estonia | 111 | 1:11,908 | 1,764 |
| New Zealand | 96 | 1:47,170 | 7,685 |
| Norway | 81 | 1:63,485 | 9,023 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| Uruguay | 70 | 1:49,025 | 5,488 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Chile | 58 | 1:303,732 | 8,727 |
| Belarus | 46 | 1:206,545 | 26,052 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Finland | 27 | 1:203,582 | 17,121 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 167 | 1:145,960 | 13,001 |
| Scotland | 64 | 1:58,488 | 3,746 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,728 | 1:18,409 | 2,326 |
Nilson (166,037) may also be a first name.
Nilson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
'son of Neil,' which see. There were at least two families of this name of independent origin-Neilson of Craigcaffie, Ayrshire, and Neilson of Caithness. (1) The Neilsons of Craigcaffie are said to have traced their descent from Neil, earl of Carrick, husband of Margaret Stewart, who died in 1256. Instead of the usual Gaelic prefix mac they added the word son to Neil, hence Neilson (M'Kerlie. I, p. 136; Agnew, I, p. 83). Sometime after 1314 the lands of Craigcaffie were granted by royal charter to John, son of Neil Carrick, who took the name of Neilson as his patronymic (Dumfries and Galloway Nat. Hist, & Ant. Soc., Trans., 3. ser. XVII, p. 184). John filius Nigelli appears in Berwickshire in reign of Robert I (RMS., I, 18), and Nigellus Nelsoun had charter of the lands of Cragcathy from James 111 in 1474 (M'Kerlie, I, p. 136). Neilsons in the reign of James v are said to have been at that time hereditary crowners of Bute for two hundred years (Dobie, Pont, p. 225). Craigcaffie was erected into a barony in the sixteenth century and remained in possession of the family till well on into the eighteenth. Morys Neelsoun had a safe conduct into England in 1424, and Henry Nelsone, merchant in Edinbergh, is recorded in 1438 (Blair, IV, 964, 1115). John Neilsone witnessed promulgation of a papal bull at Linlithgow, 1461 (Soltre, p. 63), another John Neylsone was tenant under the bishop of Glasgow, 1510 (Rental). Andrew Neleson was 'dekin of baxsteris' in Stirling, 1546 (SBR., p. 277), and John Neilsoun was a baker in Glasgow, 1554 (Protocols, I). Gilbert Neilsoun appears in Meikfas, 1607 (Retours, Kirkcudbright, 76), and John Nilsoune of Corsock was retoured heir of Robert Neilsoune of Corsock, his father, 1654 (ibid., 263). John Nilsone in Tinwald was examined for the Test, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 434), and Jean Nilson is recorded in parish of Tuynhame, 1684 (ibid., IX, p. 473). (2) Nele Nelsoun had grant of lands in Creich, Gerloch, and others in the sheriffdom of Innrnmys in 1429 for his homage and service in the captere of his brother, Thomas Nelesoun, a rebel (OPS., IX, p. 686). William Allan Neilson (b. 1869), president-emeritus of Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, was born in Doune, Perthshire. Neillsone 1706, Neilstoun 1707, Neylsone 1558, Nylson 1555; Nelsonne.
(Danish, Swedish) The son of Nils (champion).
The son of Neil.
The son of Neil.
Nilson Demographics
Average Male Nilson Height
175.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nilson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nilson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nilson (Georgian: ნილსონ, Marathi: सोन, Oriya: ନିଲସନ, Russian: Нильсон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nilson.
How Common Is The Last Name Nilson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 66,063rd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 965,110 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Nilson live; 56 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Nilson is also the 6,337th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 166,037 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,873 people, or 1 in 93,586. In The United States Nilson is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent are found, Utah, where 9 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Nilson is found in 83 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent are found and Sweden, where 8 percent are found.
Nilson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nilson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nilson surname grew 142 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 32 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Nilson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (52%) in Ireland and Orthodox (86%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Nilson surname are 14.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.46% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nilson earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning 331,677 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.25% more than the national average, earning R 335,664 per year; in United States they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $43,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $49,474 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nilson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nilson in the Georgian language | ||
| ნილსონ | nilson | - |
| Nilson in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଲସନ | nilasana | - |
| Nilson in the Marathi language | ||
| सोन | sona | - |
| Nilson in the Russian language | ||
| Нильсон | nilson | - |
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