Nelson (surname)
Nelson is an English, Scottish, Irish, Northern Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scandinavian surname. It is a patronymic name derived from Nell. The name is also listed as a baptismal name "the son of Eleanor". The name was popularised by Admiral Horatio Nelson as a given name.
Nelson is also an anglicized version of the Scandinavian names Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson. In the United States in 1990, it was ranked as the 39th-most common surname.
Notable people with the surname "Nelson" include
A
- A. C. Nelson, American educator
- Adam Nelson, American shotputter
- Adolph Lincoln Nelson, American inventor
- Adolphus Peter Nelson, American politician
- Adriana Nelson, American long-distance runner
- Adrienne Nelson, American lawyer and judge
- A. J. Nelson, Ghanaian recording artist
- Al Nelson, American football player
- Al Nelson, American sound engineer
- Alberta Nelson, American actress
- Aleisha-Pearl Nelson, New Zealand rugby union player
- Alexander Nelson, British sprinter
- Alexander Nelson , British army officer
- Alexis Nikole Nelson, American chef
- Alice Dunbar Nelson, American poet
- Allison Nelson, American politician
- Alondra Nelson, American writer
- Amy Nelson, American lawyer
- Amy K. Nelson, American journalist
- Anne Nelson, American journalist
- Antonya Nelson, American author
- Armando Melgar Nelson, Guatemalan footballer
- Arnett Nelson, American musician
- Arvell Nelson, American football player
- Aven Nelson, American botanist
- Avua-Siav Leo Nelson, Russian footballer
- Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian boxer
B
- Baby Face Nelson, American gang member
- Barrie Nelson, Canadian animator
- Battling Nelson, Danish-born American boxer
- Beata Nelson, American swimmer
- Bek Nelson, American model
- Benjamin Nelson, American sociologist
- Benny Nelson, American football player
- Bertram Nelson, British accountant
- Beryce Nelson, Australian politician
- Billie Nelson, British motorcycle racer
- Billy Bass Nelson, American politician
- Blake Nelson, American author
- Boycie Nelson, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Bradley Nelson, American robotist
- Brady Nelson, American businessman
- Brendan Nelson, Australian politician
- Brittany Nelson, American artist
- Brock Nelson, American ice hockey player
- Brooklyn Nelson, American actress
- Bryan Nelson, American politician
- Bryant Nelson, American baseball player
- Buck Nelson, American farmer
- Byron Nelson, American golfer
C
- Caleb Nelson, American law professor
- Caleb Azumah Nelson, British-Ghanaian writer
- Camille A. Nelson, Canadian-Jamaican law professor
- Candace Nelson, American chef
- Candy Nelson, American baseball player
- Carey Nelson, Canadian long-distance runner
- Carla Nelson, American politician
- Carly Nelson, American soccer player
- Caroline Nelson, Danish-American activist
- Carter Nelson, American football player
- Cary Nelson, American professor
- Casey Nelson, American ice hockey player
- Catherine Nelson, Northern Irish politician
- Celeste Nelson, American scientist
- Charmaine Nelson, Canadian curator
- Cindy Nelson, American alpine skier
- Cindy Nelson, Australian actress
- Cirilo Nelson, Honduran botanist
- Clair Nelson, American politician
- Cleland Kinloch Nelson, American bishop
- Cody Nelson, Australian rugby league player
- Cole Nelson, Canadian American football player
- Colette Nelson, American bodybuilder
- Colleen Nelson, Australian scientist
- Conrad Nelson, British actor
- Cordner Nelson, American publisher
- Corey Nelson, American football player
- Corky Nelson, American football player and coach
- Craig Richard Nelson, American actor
- Craig T. Nelson, American actor
D
- Dale Nelson, Canadian murderer
- Dana D. Nelson, American English professor
- Daniel Nelson, various people
- Darby Nelson, American writer and politician
- Darrin Nelson, American football player
- Daryl Nelson, Australian rules footballer
- Debbie Nelson, American author, mother of rapper Eminem
- Deborah Nelson, American journalist
- Deborah L. Nelson, American academic
- DeMarcus Nelson, Serbian-American basketball player
- Derrie Nelson, American football player
- Diane Nelson , American business executive
- Dianne Nelson, American writer
- Donnie Nelson, American basketball executive
- Dorothea Nelson, American librarian
- Dorothyann Nelson, American figure skater
- Douglas Nelson, American judoka
- Duke Nelson, American athletic administrator
- Dwight Nelson, Japanese-American pastor
- Dwight Nelson , Jamaican politician
E
- Earle Nelson, American serial killer
- Eddie J. Nelson, American sound engineer
- Edith M. Nelson, American librarian
- Edna Lillian Nelson, Australian doctor
- Edor Nelson, American athlete
- Eldon Nelson, American jockey
- Edward William Nelson, American naturalist and ethnologist
- Elimu Nelson, American actor
- Eliza Nelson, Indian field hockey player
- Elmer C. Nelson, American politician
- Emily Nelson, English cyclist
- Emmett Nelson, American baseball player
- Erich Nelson, German artist
- Erven T. Nelson, American lawyer and politician
- Esther Nelson, Manx poet
- Evelyn Nelson, American actress
- Evelyn Nelson , Canadian mathematician
- Everett Nelson, American baseball player
F
- Frances Nelson, English public figure
- Frances Nelson , American actress
- Franklin Nelson, American figure skater
- Fraser Nelson, British journalist
- Fred Nelson, Australian rugby league footballer
- Frederick Nelson, American engineering professor
- Felonie Nelson, American Artist
G
- Gail S. Nelson, American mathematician
- Garnett Nelson, American football coach
- Garry Nelson, English footballer
- Gaylord Nelson, American politician
- Gene Nelson, American dancer
- Gene Nelson , American baseball player
- Gerald Nelson, South African cricketer
- Gil Nelson, American botanist
- Glen Nelson, American poet
- G. Lynn Nelson, American author
- G. M. Nelson, American politician
- Gord Nelson, Canadian ice hockey player
- Gordon M. Nelson, American political activist
- Graham Nelson, British mathematician and poet
- Grant Nelson, multiple people
- Gray Nelson, New Zealand public servant
- Gunvor Nelson, Swedish filmmaker and artist
- Guy Nelson, English cricketer
- G. W. Nelson, American politician
- Gwen Nelson, English actress
H
- Hank Nelson, Australian historian
- Harriet Nelson, American singer
- Harris Nelson, Australian businessman and politician
- Harvey Frans Nelson Jr., American diplomat
- Havelock Nelson, Irish composer
- Havelock Nelson , Guyanese journalist
- Haywood Nelson, American actor
- H. C. Nelson, American politician
- Helena Nelson, Scottish poet
- Herm Nelson, American racewalker
- H. G. P. Nelson, Sri Lankan politician
- Hilaree Nelson, American ski mountaineer
- Holly Nelson, Canadian writer and activist
- Horace Nelson, American politician
- Horatia Nelson, British public figure
- Hosea Nelson, American chemist
- Hub Nelson, American ice hockey player
I
- Ira Schreiber Nelson, American botanist
- Irene Nelson, Russian recording artist
- Isaac Nelson, Irish politician and minister
- Isaac De Groff Nelson, American politician
- Ivory V. Nelson, American educator
J
- Jackson Nelson, Australian rules footballer
- Jacob Broughton Nelson, American fraternity founder
- Jacqui Nelson, New Zealand cyclist
- Jameer Nelson, American basketball player
- Jamie Nelson, American baseball player
- Jamie Lindemann Nelson, American philosopher
- Jan Nelson, Australian artist
- Janai Nelson, American lawyer
- Jandy Nelson, American author
- Jane Nelson, American politician
- Janet Nelson, British historian
- Jason Nelson , American poet
- Jason Nelson , American musician
- Jaxon Nelson, American ice hockey player
- Jay Nelson, American video editor
- Jayden Nelson, Canadian soccer player
- Jenny Nelson, British physics professor
- Jeremiah Nelson, American politician
- Jeremy Nelson, American visual artist
- Jermy Nelson, Jamaican footballer
- Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer
- Jerry Nelson , American astronomer
- Jesy Nelson, British singer
- Jez Nelson, British radio broadcaster
- Jill Nelson, American journalist
- J. J. Nelson, American football player
- Joan Nelson, American visual artist
- Joanna Nelson, American ecologist
- Jock Nelson, Australian politician
- Joe Nelson, American baseball player
- Joel Nelson, American poet
- Johnny Nelson, British boxer
- Jordy Nelson, American football player
- Jorel Nelson, American professional wrestler
- Josh Nelson, American pianist
- Josie Nelson, English cyclist
- Juanita Morrow Nelson, American activist
- Judd Nelson, American actor
- Judith Nelson, American soprano
- Judy Nelson, American author and social figure
- Julia Bullard Nelson, American activist
- Julia D. Nelson, American politician
- Julio Jorge Nelson, Argentine musician
- Justin L. Nelson, American Army Veteran
- Justus Henry Nelson, American missionary
K
- Kameron Nelson, American gymnast
- Kameron Nelson, American politician
- Karen Nelson , Canadian hurler
- Karen E. Nelson, Jamaican-American microbiologist
- Karl Nelson, American football player
- Katherine Nelson, American psychologist
- Katherine Greacen Nelson, American geologist
- Kay Nelson, American costume designer
- Kemba Nelson, Jamaican sprinter
- Kemi Nelson, Nigerian politician
- Kent C. Nelson, American businessman
- Kim Nelson, Australian artist
- Kim L. Nelson, American politician
- Kins Nelson, Sri Lankan politician
- Kirsten Nelson, American actress
- Knox Nelson, American politician
- Knuckles Nelson, American professional wrestler
- Knute Nelson, American politician
- Kristin Nelson, American painter and author