Distribution of the name 'Nelson'
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Map of the surname 'Nelson' in the USA
Statistics: Figures on the surname 'Nelson'
In the US there are 147,324 phone book entries with the surname Nelson and approximately 530,897 persons with this name.
Thus, the surname Nelson is the 26. most frequent name in the US.
People with this surname live in 51 states. Most occurrences are in California: 14,441.
Other states with lots of occurrences are Minnesota (11,016), Texas (8,088), Florida (7,747), Washington (7,665), Wisconsin (6,033), New York (5,167), Iowa (4,063), Oregon (3,940), as well as Illinois (3,717).
The following surnames sound like Nelson: Nielsen, Nielson, Nelsen, Neilson, Nilsen, Nilsson, Nilson, Neilsen, Nelligan, Nelkin, Nilssen, Nellessen, Nehlsen, Neligan, Nellesen, Nelken, Nalezny, Nulsen, Nealson, Nellson, Nelesen, Nelessen, Nelissen, Nelssen, Nelezen, Neligon, Neelsen, Nielssen, Neilsson, Nelsson.
The distribution of the name 'Nelson' in other countries
Surnames sorted by time zone
| Pacific Time Zone | Mountain Time Zone | Central Time Zone |
| Eastern Time Zone | Alaska Time Zone | Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone |
Occurrence of the name Nelson in the states
| California - The surname Nelson is is the 28. most common name - 14,441 persons |
| Minnesota - The surname Nelson is is the 3. most common name - 11,016 persons |
| Texas - The surname Nelson is is the 59. most common name - 8,088 persons |
| Florida - The surname Nelson is is the 40. most common name - 7,747 persons |
| Washington - The surname Nelson is is the 8. most common name - 7,665 persons |
| Wisconsin - The surname Nelson is is the 7. most common name - 6,033 persons |
| New York - The surname Nelson is is the 57. most common name - 5,167 persons |
| Iowa - The surname Nelson is is the 8. most common name - 4,063 persons |
| Oregon - The surname Nelson is is the 10. most common name - 3,940 persons |
| Illinois - The surname Nelson is is the 25. most common name - 3,717 persons |
| Michigan - The surname Nelson is the 24. most common name - 3,445 persons |
| Colorado - The surname Nelson is the 14. most common name - 3,383 persons |
| Pennsylvania - The surname Nelson is the 68. most common name - 3,348 persons |
| Arizona - The surname Nelson is the 12. most common name - 3,227 persons |
| Missouri - The surname Nelson is the 43. most common name - 3,096 persons |
| Georgia - The surname Nelson is the 71. most common name - 3,079 persons |
| Alabama - The surname Nelson is the 48. most common name - 2,994 persons |
| North Carolina - The surname Nelson is the 90. most common name - 2,964 persons |
| Utah - The surname Nelson is the 10. most common name - 2,940 persons |
| Tennessee - The surname Nelson is the 62. most common name - 2,875 persons |
| Virginia - The surname Nelson is the 63. most common name - 2,847 persons |
| Massachusetts - The surname Nelson is the 41. most common name - 2,796 persons |
| Nebraska - The surname Nelson is the 6. most common name - 2,519 persons |
| Kansas - The surname Nelson is the 17. most common name - 2,305 persons |
| New Jersey - The surname Nelson is the 52. most common name - 2,117 persons |
| South Dakota - The surname Nelson is the 3. most common name - 2,091 persons |
| Maryland - The surname Nelson is the 58. most common name - 2,069 persons |
| North Dakota - The surname Nelson is the 4. most common name - 2,046 persons |
| Oklahoma - The surname Nelson is the 52. most common name - 1,984 persons |
| Ohio - The surname Nelson is the 71. most common name - 1,943 persons |
| Idaho - The surname Nelson is is the 9. most common name - 1,781 persons |
| Lousiana - The surname Nelson is is the 82. most common name - 1,757 persons |
| Montana - The surname Nelson is is the 6. most common name - 1,629 persons |
| South Carolina - The surname Nelson is is the 80. most common name - 1,619 persons |
| Arkansas - The surname Nelson is is the 57. most common name - 1,530 persons |
| Indiana - The surname Nelson is is the 54. most common name - 1,488 persons |
| Connecticut - The surname Nelson is is the 27. most common name - 1,408 persons |
| Kentucky - The surname Nelson is is the 115. most common name - 1,324 persons |
| Mississippi - The surname Nelson is is the 78. most common name - 1,281 persons |
| West Virginia - The surname Nelson is is the 57. most common name - 1,041 persons |
| Nevada - The surname Nelson is is the 17. most common name - 950 persons |
| Maine - The surname Nelson is is the 56. most common name - 922 persons |
| New Hampshire - The surname Nelson is is the 29. most common name - 858 persons |
| New Mexico - The surname Nelson is is the 56. most common name - 830 persons |
| Alaska - The surname Nelson is is the 11. most common name - 656 persons |
| Wyoming - The surname Nelson is is the 10. most common name - 574 persons |
| Rhode Island - The surname Nelson is is the 38. most common name - 425 persons |
| Vermont - The surname Nelson is is the 41. most common name - 424 persons |
| Hawaii - The surname Nelson is is the 56. most common name - 351 persons |
| Washington D.C. - The surname Nelson is is the 46. most common name - 324 persons |
| Delaware - The surname Nelson is is the 115. most common name - 207 persons |
