NELSON (SURNAME)

:''This article is about the surname Nelson. For other uses, see Nelson.''
'Nelson' is a family name. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 39th-most common surname.^[1]

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Origin

Notable persons named Nelson

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References

Origin

Nelson is a patronymic meaning "son of Nels" (Scandinavian) or "son of Nell" (Irish).

Notable persons named Nelson

A

★ Aaron Thomas Nelson

★ Adam Nelson

★ Alberta Nelson

★ Alexander Nelson

★ Alice Nelson, fictional character

★ Alice Dunbar-Nelson

★ Allison Nelson

★ Andrew Nelson

★ Ann Nelson

★ Anthony Nelson

★ Antonya Nelson

★ Arthur E. Nelson

★ Azumah Nelson

B

★ Baby Face Nelson

★ Barry Nelson

★ Barry Nelson (rugby league footballer)

★ Ben Nelson

★ Bill Nelson (politician) (born 1942), U.S. Senator for Florida

★ Bill Nelson (musician) (born 1948), UK musician

★ Billy Bass Nelson, (born 1951), U.S. musician, member of the P-funk all stars

★ Brad Nelson

★ Brendan Nelson (born 1958), Australian member for Bradfield and Defence Minister

★ Bruce Nelson (naval architect)

★ Bruce Nelson (historian)

★ Bruce Jay Nelson

★ Buck Nelson

★ Byron Nelson

C

★ Carey Nelson

★ Charles P. Nelson (1877–1935), U.S admiral

★ Christine Nelson

★ Christopher Nelson

★ Cindy Nelson

★ Colette Nelson

★ Craig T. Nelson

D

★ Darrin Nelson

★ Dave Nelson

★ David Nelson (soldier), an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross

★ David Nelson (actor), an American actor, appeared in ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''

★ David Nelson (musician), an American musician

★ David Nelson (reporter)

★ David M. Nelson

★ Don Nelson

★ Donnie Nelson

E

★ Earle Nelson

★ Ed Nelson

★ Edward Nelson

★ Edward William Nelson

★ Emma Nelson

F

★ Foggy Nelson, fictional character

★ Francis Nelson

★ Frank Nelson

★ Franklin Nelson (skater)

★ Frederick Nelson

G

★ Gary Nelson

★ Garry Nelson

★ Gail Nelson

★ Gaylord Nelson

★ Gene Nelson

★ Gene Nelson (baseball)

★ George Nelson (astronaut)

★ George Nelson (designer)

★ George Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of Stafford

★ Graham Nelson

★ Greg and Jenny Nelson, fictional characters

★ Gunnar Nelson

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★ Harold Nelson

★ Harold "H" Nelson

★ Harriet Nelson

★ Harriman Nelson

★ Haywood Nelson

★ Henry Nelson, 2nd Baron Nelson of Stafford

★ Holly Nelson

★ Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), British Vice-Admiral

★ Howard Nelson

★ Hugh Nelson

★ Hugh Nelson (Canadian politician)

J

★ Jameer Nelson

★ James Nelson

★ James C. Nelson

★ James L. Nelson

★ Jane Nelson

★ Jason Nelson

★ Jay Nelson

★ Jeff Nelson (baseball player), a baseball player

★ Jeff Nelson (hockey), an ice hockey player

★ Jeff Nelson (musician), a rock musician

★ Jeff Nelson (umpire), a baseball umpire

★ Jeremiah Nelson

★ Jerry Nelson

★ Jesse Nelson (born 1987)

★ Jez Nelson

★ Jill Nelson

★ Jimmy Nelson

★ Joanne Nelson

★ Joe Nelson

★ Joey Nelson

★ John Nelson:

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★ John Nelson (baseball player)

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★ John Nelson (conductor), American conductor

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★ John Nelson (convert), 16th century English convert to Islam

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★ John Nelson (physician), president of the American Medical Association

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★ John Nelson (LAPD officer)

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★ John Nelson (lawyer), Attorney General of the United States in the 1800s

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★ John Nelson (martyr), Catholic priest and martyr (d. 1578)

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★ John Allen Nelson, American actor

★ Johnny Nelson

★ Juanita Nelson

★ Judd Nelson

★ Judy Nelson

★ Julie Nelson

K

★ Karl Nelson

★ Kay Nelson

★ Ken Nelson

★ Kent C. Nelson

★ Kent "Oz" Nelson

★ Kirsten Nelson

★ Knute Nelson

★ Kristin Nelson

L

★ Larry Nelson

★ Lee Nelson

★ Leonard Nelson

M

★ Marc Nelson

★ Mary Elizabeth Nelson

★ Matthew Nelson

★ Melody Nelson, fictional character

★ Michael Nelson

★ Michael J. Nelson, comedian and writer

★ Michael R. Nelson (politician) of Carrboro, North Carolina, the first openly gay mayor elected in that state

★ Mike Nelson:

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★ Mike Nelson (artist), Turner Prize winner

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★ Mike Nelson (MST3K), character played by Michael J. Nelson on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''

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★ Mike Nelson, the fictional scuba diver (played by Lloyd Bridges) in American television adventure series ''Sea Hunt''

★ Morley Nelson

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★ Ned Nelson

★ Nikki Nelson

O

★ Olaf Frederick Nelson

★ Oliver Nelson, jazz musician

★ Oliver Evans Nelson, Jr., geneticist

★ Otto L. Nelson, Jr.

★ Ozzie Nelson

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★ Paul Nelson:

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★ Paul Nelson (creationist)

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★ Paul R. Nelson (Wisconsin politics), 2006 Republican nominee for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district.

★ Prince (musician), Prince Rogers Nelson

★ Peter Nelson

★ Phyllis Nelson

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★ Ralph Nelson

★ Ray Nelson

★ Rebecca J. Nelson

★ Richard Nelson (author), anthropologist and writer

★ Richard K. Nelson

★ Ricky Nelson

★ Ricky Nelson (wrestler)

★ Ricky Lee Nelson

★ Robert Nelson

★ Robert H. Nelson

★ Roger D. Nelson

★ Ron Nelson

★ Rosemary Nelson

★ Russ Nelson

★ Russell M. Nelson

★ Ruth Nelson

★ Ryan Nelson

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★ Sammy Nelson

★ Samuel Nelson (1792-1873), American attorney and Supreme Court justice

★ Sandy Nelson

★ Sean Nelson

★ Shara Nelson, British singer best known for her performances with Massive Attack

★ Shawn Nelson

★ Shawn Nelson (Ranger)

★ Simeon Nelson

★ Simon Nelson-Cook

★ Steady Nelson

★ Stephen L. Nelson

★ Steve Nelson (American football)

★ Steve Nelson (vibraphonist)

★ Stewart Nelson

★ Stuart Nelson

★ Susan Richard Nelson

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★ Tara Nelson

★ Ted Nelson

★ Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738–1789), American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia

★ Thomas Nelson Page (1853–1922), American writer

★ Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson (1812–1873), American Congressman from Tennessee

★ Thomas Nelson, 2nd Earl Nelson

★ Tim Blake Nelson

★ Todd Nelson

★ Tommy Nelson (1917-1973), Major League Baseball player

★ Tracy Nelson (actress), of ''Father Dowling Mysteries''

★ Tracy Nelson (singer)

★ Trevor Nelson

★ Tyler Nelson, actor and dancer

V

★ Vicki Nelson-Dunbar

W

★ Wallace Nelson

★ Wally Nelson

★ Walter Nelson-Rees

★ William Nelson (governor) (1711-1772) American Colonial governor of Virginia

★ William Nelson (congressman) (1784-1869), U.S. Congressman for New York

★ William "Bull" Nelson (1824-1862), Union army general in the American Civil War

★ William Rockhill Nelson (1841-1915), U.S. journalist and publisher

★ William L. Nelson (1875-1946), U.S. Congressman for Missouri

★ William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson

★ Willie Nelson (born 1933), U.S. guitarist and country singer

★ Wolfred Nelson (1791-1863), Mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995;