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