Nelson (surname)
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This article is about the surname Nelson. For other uses, see Nelson (disambiguation).
Nelson is a family name. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 39th-most common surname of 88799 listed.[1]
It is in origin a patronymic meaning "son of Nels" (Scandinavian) or "son of Nell" (Irish). Many derived from Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, also known as Lord Nelson, a British admiral known for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars.
[edit] Notable persons named Nelson
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[edit] A
- Adam Nelson, American shotputter
- Al Nelson, American football cornerback
- Alberta Nelson, American television actress
- Alexander Nelson, British sprint athlete
- Alice Nelson, fictional housekeeper to the Brady Bunch
- Alice Dunbar Nelson, American poet, journalist and political activist.
- Allison Nelson, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
- Andrew Nelson, American missionary
- Ann Nelson, particle physicist
- Anthony Nelson, British Conservative politician
- Antonya Nelson, American author
- Arthur E. Nelson, American politician
- Azumah Nelson, boxer
[edit] B
- Baby Face Nelson
- Barry Nelson, American actor
- Barry Nelson (rugby league)
- Ben Nelson, U.S. Senator
- Bill Nelson (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, Major League Baseball player
- Brendan Nelson (born 1958), Australian member for Bradfield and former Leader of the Opposition
- Brian Nelson (disambiguation)
- Bruce Nelson (historian)
- Bruce Nelson (naval architect)
- Bruce Jay Nelson, inventor
- Buck Nelson, UFO incident
- Byron Nelson, American PGA Tour golfer
[edit] C
- Carey Nelson, long-distance runner
- Charles P. Nelson (1877–1935), U.S admiral
- Cindy Nelson, American alpine ski racer
- Craig T. Nelson, American actor
[edit] D
- Darrin Nelson, American football player
- Dave Nelson, Major League Baseball player
- David Nelson (actor), American actor, appeared in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
- David Nelson (musician), American musician
- David Nelson (VC), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- David M. Nelson, college football coach
- Don Nelson, National Basketball Association head coach
- Donnie Nelson, general manager [sic]
[edit] E
- Earle Nelson, American serial killer.
- Ed Nelson, American actor
- Edmund Nelson, American football defensive lineman
- Edmund Nelson (clergyman)
- Edward Nelson, maths professor
- Edward William Nelson, American naturalist and ethnologist
- Emma Nelson fictional character on Degrassi: The Next Generation television series
[edit] F
- Foggy Nelson, fictional character
- Francis Nelson, "Legend of Hockey"
- Frank Nelson (disambiguation)
- Franklin Nelson, American figure skater
- Frederick Nelson, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering
[edit] G
- Gary Nelson (disambiguation)
- Garry Nelson, English footballer
- Gaylord Nelson, American Democratic politician
- Gene Nelson, American dancer, actor, screenwriter, and director.
- Gene Nelson (baseball)
- George Nelson (astronaut)
- George Nelson (designer)
- George Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of Stafford
- Graham Nelson, British mathematician and poet
- Greg Nelson and Jenny Gardner, fictional characters
- Gunnar Nelson, American musician, singer, and songwriter
[edit] H
- Harold Nelson (illustrator)
- Harold George Nelson, Australian politician
- Harold "H" Nelson, English cycling coach
- Harriet Nelson, American singer and actress
- Harriman Nelson, fictional character in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
- Haywood Nelson, American actor
- Henry Nelson, 2nd Baron Nelson of Stafford
- Holly Nelson, Canadian writer, poet, activist
- Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805), British Vice-Admiral
- Horatio Nelson, 3rd Earl Nelson (1823–1913), British politician
- Howard Nelson, Trinidadian ecologist and wildlife biologist
- Hugh Nelson (disambiguation)
- Hugh Nelson, Premier of Queensland
- Hugh Nelson (Canadian politician)
[edit] J
- Jameer Nelson, American professional basketball player
- James Nelson (disambiguation)
- Jane Nelson, Texas Senate member
- Jay Nelson, radio
- Jeff Nelson (disambiguation)
- Jeremiah Nelson, Massachusetts Representative
- Jerry Nelson, Muppet puppeteer
- Jez Nelson, jazz broadcaster and television producer
- Jill Nelson, African American journalist and novelist.
- Jimmy Nelson (disambiguation)
- Joe Nelson, relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
- John Nelson (disambiguation)
- Johnny Nelson, World Champion boxer
- Jordy Nelson, American professional football player
- Juanita Morrow Nelson, American activist and war tax resister
- Judd Nelson, American actor
- Judy Nelson, ex-partner of Martina Navratilova
- Julie Nelson (disambiguation)
[edit] K
- Karl Nelson, American football offensive tackle
- Kay Nelson, Hollywood costume designer
- Keith Nelson (disambiguation), several people
- Ken Nelson (British record producer), a British music producer
- Ken Nelson (United States record producer), United States country music producer
- Kent C. "Oz" Nelson, CEO United Parcel Service
- Kirsten Nelson, American actress
- Knute Nelson, 12th Governor of Minnesota
- Kristin Nelson, American primitive painter and author
[edit] L
- Larry Nelson, American professional golfer
- Lauritz Nelson, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Lee Nelson (disambiguation), several people
- Leonard Nelson, German mathematician and philosopher
[edit] M
- Marc Nelson, American singer
- Matthew Nelson, American singer/songwriter/musician
- Melody Nelson, fictional character
- Michael Nelson (disambiguation), several people including those named "Mike Nelson"
- Morley Nelson, falconer and educator
[edit] N
- Ned Nelson, American college baseball and basketball player
- Nikki Nelson, American country music singer.
[edit] O
- Olaf Frederick Nelson, founding leader of the Mau movement for Samoan independence
- Oliver Nelson, jazz musician
- Oscar Frederick Nelson, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Otto L. Nelson, Jr., US soldier
- Ozzie Nelson, American entertainer and band leader
[edit] P
- Paul Nelson (disambiguation)
- Peter Nelson, American actor
- Phyllis Nelson, American singer
- Prince (musician), Prince Rogers Nelson
[edit] R
- Ralph Nelson, American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor
- Ray Nelson, science fiction author and cartoonist
- Rebecca J. Nelson, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding and International Agriculture at Cornell University
- Richard Nelson (author), anthropologist and writer
- Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and actor
- Ricky Nelson (baseball)
- Rob Nelson (born 1964), former Major League Baseball first baseman
- Rob Nelson (reporter), American news reporter
- Rob Nelson (talk show host), American talk show host
- Robert Nelson (disambiguation)
- Rocky Nelson, American professional baseball player
- Roger D. Nelson, director of the Global Consciousness Project
- Ron Nelson, classical and popular music composer
- Rosemary Nelson, Irish Human Rights Lawyer
- Russ Nelson, American computer programmer
- Russell M. Nelson, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
- Ruth Nelson, women’s volleyball coach at University of Iowa
[edit] S
- Sammy Nelson, Northern Ireland former football player
- Samuel Nelson (1792–1873), American attorney and Supreme Court justice
- Sandy Nelson, rock drummer
- Scott Nelson, New Zealand race walker
- Sean Nelson, British singer best known for her performances with Massive Attack
- Shara Nelson, singer and musician
- Shawn Nelson, tank rampage
- Simeon Nelson, Australian sculptor
- Simon Nelson, mass murderer
- Simon Nelson-Cook, fictional character
- Steady Nelson, American musician
- Stephen L. Nelson, author
- Steve Nelson (American football)
- Steve Nelson (vibraphonist)
- Stewart Nelson (disambiguation)
- Stuart Nelson, English professional footballer
- Susan Richard Nelson, American lawyer and judge
[edit] T
- Tara Nelson, Canadian television journalist and news anchor
- Ted Nelson, American sociologist and philosopher
- 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, American director, writer, singer and actor
- Todd Nelson (disambiguation)
- Tommy Nelson (1917–1973), Major League Baseball player
- Tracy Nelson (actress), of Father Dowling Mysteries
- Tracy Nelson (singer)
- Trevor Nelson, English DJ and presenter
[edit] V
- Van Nelson (born 1945), American long-distance runner
- Vicki Nelson-Dunbar, tennis player
[edit] W
- Wallace Nelson, Australian politician
- Wally Nelson, American civil rights activist
- Walter Nelson-Rees, Cytogeneticist
- William Nelson (disambiguation)
- Willie Nelson (born 1933), U.S. guitarist and country singer
- Wolfred Nelson (1791–1863), mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; <http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last>
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