Nelson (surname)

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This article is about the surname "Nelson". For the given name, see Nelson (given name). For other uses, see Nelson (disambiguation).

Nelson is a surname, also used as a given name.

It is derived from a patronymic name created from the given name "Nell," or for the Irish, "Niall". The name is also listed as a baptismal name "the son of Eleanor".[1][2] "Nel" or "Neal" were mediaeval personal names, being Anglo-Scandinavian (North Germanic) forms of the Gaelic name Niall. The Scandinavians adopted and modified the name to "Njal" and it was they who brought the name to northern England and East Anglia.[3]

Nelson is also an anglicized version of the Scandinavian names Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson.[3] Within the United States, it is ranked as the 39th-most common surname of 88799 listed.[4]

Notable people with the surname "Nelson" include[]

A[]

  • A. C. Nelson (1864–1913), American educator
  • Adam Nelson (born 1975), American shotputter
  • Adolph Lincoln Nelson (1888–??), American inventor
  • Adolphus Peter Nelson (1872–1927), American politician
  • Adriana Nelson (born 1980), American long-distance runner
  • Adrienne Nelson (born 1967), American lawyer and judge
  • A. J. Nelson (born 1985), Ghanaian recording artist
  • Al Nelson (born 1943), American football player
  • Alan Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Albert Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alberta Nelson (1937–2006), American actress
  • Aleisha Nelson (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player
  • Alex Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alfred Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875–1935), American poet
  • Allison Nelson (1822–1862), American politician
  • Alondra Nelson (born 1968), American writer
  • Amy Nelson (born 1980), American lawyer
  • Amy K. Nelson (born 1978), American journalist
  • Andrew Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ann Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Anne Nelson (born 1954), American journalist
  • Anthony Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Antonya Nelson (born 1961), American author
  • Armando Melgar Nelson (born 1945), Guatemalan footballer
  • Arnett Nelson (1892–1959), American musician
  • Arthur Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Arvell Nelson (born 1988), American football player
  • Ashleigh Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Aven Nelson (1859–1952), American botanist
  • Avua-Siav Leo Nelson (born 1980), Russian footballer
  • Azumah Nelson (born 1958), Ghanaian boxer

B[]

  • Baby Face Nelson (1908–1934), American gang member
  • Barry Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Battling Nelson (1882–1954), Danish-American boxer
  • Ben Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Benjamin Nelson (1911–1977), American sociologist
  • Benny Nelson (born 1941), American football player
  • Bert Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bertram Nelson (1905–1984), British accountant
  • Beryce Nelson (born 1947), Australian politician
  • Bill Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Billie Nelson (1941–1974), British motorcycle racer
  • Billy Bass Nelson (born 1951), American politician
  • Blake Nelson (born 1965), American author
  • Bob Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bobby Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Boycie Nelson (born 1974), New Zealand rugby league footballer
  • Brad Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bradley Nelson (born 1962), American robotist
  • Brady Nelson (born 1978), American businessman
  • Brendan Nelson (born 1958), Australian politician
  • Brett Nelson (born 1969), American musician
  • Brian Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Brittany Nelson (born 1984), American artist
  • Brock Nelson (born 1991), American ice hockey player
  • Brooklyn Nelson (born c.2004), American actress
  • Bruce Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bryan Nelson (born 1958), American politician
  • Bryant Nelson (born 1974), American baseball player
  • Buck Nelson (1895–1982), American farmer
  • Byron Nelson (1912–2006), American golfer

C[]

  • Caleb Nelson (born 1966), American law professor
  • Caleb Azumah Nelson, British-Ghanian writer and photographer
  • Camille A. Nelson (born 1968), Canadian-Jamaican law professor
  • Candace Nelson (born 1974), American chef
  • Candice Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Candy Nelson (1849–1910), American baseball player
  • Carey Nelson (born 1963), Canadian long-distance runner
  • Carl Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Carla Nelson (born 1957), American politician
  • Carly Nelson, American soccer player
  • Caroline Nelson (1868–1952), Danish-American activist
  • Carolyn Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Cary Nelson (born 1946), American professor
  • Casey Nelson (born 1992), American ice hockey player
  • Catherine Nelson (born 1987), Northern Irish politician
  • Celeste Nelson (born 1976), American scientist
  • Charles Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Charmaine Nelson (born 1971), Canadian curator
  • Chris Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Christopher Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Cindy Nelson (born 1955), American alpine skier
  • Cindy Nelson (actress), Australian actress
  • Cirilo Nelson (1938–2020), Honduran botanist
  • Cleland Kinloch Nelson (1852–1917), American bishop
  • Cody Nelson (born 1988), Australian rugby league player
  • Colette Nelson (born 1974), American bodybuilder
  • Colin Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Colleen Nelson, Australian scientist
  • Conrad Nelson (born 1964), British actor
  • Cordner Nelson (1918–2009), American publisher
  • Corey Nelson (born 1992), American football player
  • Corky Nelson (1939–2014), American football player and coach
  • Craig Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people

D[]

  • Dale Nelson (1939–1999), Canadian murderer
  • Dana D. Nelson (born 1962), American English professor
  • Daniel Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Darby Nelson (1940-2022), American writer and politician
  • Darrin Nelson (born 1959), American football player
  • Daryl Nelson (born 1934), Australian rules footballer
  • David Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Deborah Nelson (born 1962), American journalist
  • Deborah L. Nelson (born 1962), American academic
  • DeMarcus Nelson (born 1985), Serbian-American basketball player
  • Dennis Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Derrie Nelson (born 1958), American football player
  • Diane Nelson (comics) (born 1968), American business executive
  • Dianne Nelson (born 1954), American writer
  • Don Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Donna Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Donnie Nelson (born 1962), American basketball executive
  • Dorothy Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dorothyann Nelson, American figure skater
  • Douglas Nelson (born 1959), American judoka
  • Drew Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Duke Nelson (1907–1989), American athletic administrator
  • Dwight Nelson (born 1952), Japanese-American pastor
  • Dwight Nelson (politician) (1946–2018), Jamaican politician

E[]

  • Earl Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Earle Nelson (1897–1928), American serial killer
  • Ed Nelson (1928–2014), American actor
  • Ed Nelson (basketball) (born 1982), American basketball player
  • Edith M. Nelson (1889–1942), American librarian
  • Edmund Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Edward Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Edwin Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Eldon Nelson (1927–2012), American jockey
  • Elimu Nelson (born 1973), American actor
  • Eliza Nelson (born 1956), Indian field hockey player
  • Elmer C. Nelson (1900–1975), American politician
  • Emily Nelson (born 1996), English cyclist
  • Emmett Nelson (1905–1967), American baseball player
  • Eric Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Erich Nelson (1897–1980), German artist
  • Erik Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ernest Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Erven T. Nelson (born 1956), American lawyer and politician
  • Esther Nelson (1810–1843), Manx poet
  • Evelyn Nelson (1899–1923), American actress
  • Evelyn Nelson (mathematician) (1943–1987), Canadian mathematician
  • Everett Nelson, American baseball player

F[]

  • Frances Nelson (1758–1831), English public figure
  • Frances Nelson (actress) (1892–1975), American actress
  • Francis Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Frank Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Franklin Nelson (1933–2019), American figure skater
  • Fraser Nelson (born 1973), British journalist
  • Fred Nelson (1934–2018), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Frederick Nelson (1932–2009), American engineering professor

G[]

  • Gail S. Nelson (born 1959), American mathematician
  • Garnett Nelson (1872–1930), American football coach
  • Gary Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Garry Nelson (born 1961), English footballer
  • Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005), American politician
  • Gene Nelson (1920–1996), American dancer
  • Gene Nelson (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player
  • George Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gerald Nelson (born 1941), South African cricketer
  • Gil Nelson (born 1949), American botanist
  • Glen Nelson, American poet
  • G. Lynn Nelson (1937–2014), American author
  • Gord Nelson (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Gordon M. Nelson (1941–1993), American political activist
  • Graham Nelson (born 1968), British mathematician and poet
  • Grant Nelson (born 1971), English disc jockey
  • Gray Nelson (born 1927), New Zealand public servant
  • Greg Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gregory Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gunnar Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gunvor Nelson (born 1931), Swedish artist
  • Guy Nelson (1900–1969), English cricketer
  • Gwen Nelson (1901–1990), English actress

H[]

  • Hank Nelson (1937–2012), Australian historian
  • Harold Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Harriet Nelson (1909–1994), American singer
  • Harris Nelson (1835–1883), Australian businessman and politician
  • Harry Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Harvey Frans Nelson Jr. (1924–2021), American diplomat
  • Havelock Nelson (1917–1996), Irish composer
  • Havelock Nelson (writer) (born 1964), Guyanese journalist
  • Haywood Nelson (born 1960), American actor
  • H. C. Nelson (1886–1939), American politician
  • Helen Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Helena Nelson (born 1953), Scottish poet
  • Henry Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Herm Nelson (born 1961), American racewalker
  • H. G. Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Hilaree Nelson (born 1972), American ski mountaineer
  • Holly Nelson, Canadian writer and activist
  • Homer Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Horace Nelson (1878–1962), American politician
  • Horatia Nelson (1801–1881), British public figure
  • Horatio Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Howard Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Hub Nelson (1907–1981), American ice hockey player
  • Hubert Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Hugh Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people

I[]

  • Ian Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ira Schreiber Nelson (1912–1965), American botanist
  • Irene Nelson (born 1962), Russian recording artist
  • Isaac Nelson (1809–1888), Irish politician and minister
  • Isaac De Groff Nelson (1810–1891), American politician
  • Ivory V. Nelson (born 1934), American educator

J[]

  • Jack Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jackson Nelson (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
  • Jacob Broughton Nelson (born 1898), American fraternity founder
  • Jacqui Nelson (born 1965), New Zealand cyclist
  • Jameer Nelson (born 1982), American basketball player
  • James Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jamie Nelson (born 1959), American baseball player
  • Jamie Lindemann Nelson (born 1954), American philosopher
  • Jan Nelson (born 1955), Australian artist
  • Janai Nelson (born 1971), American lawyer
  • Jandy Nelson (born 1965), American author
  • Jane Nelson (born 1951), American politician
  • Janet Nelson (born 1942), British historian
  • Jason Nelson (born 1981), American poet
  • Jason Nelson (musician) (born 1974), American musician
  • Jay Nelson (born 1970), American video editor
  • Jayden Nelson (born 2002), Canadian soccer player
  • Jeff Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jennifer Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jenny Nelson, British physics professor
  • Jeremiah Nelson (1769–1838), American politician
  • Jeremy Nelson, American visual artist
  • Jerry Nelson (1934–2012), American puppeteer
  • Jerry Nelson (astronomer) (1944–2017), American astronomer
  • Jessica Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jessie Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jesy Nelson (born 1991), British singer
  • Jez Nelson (born 1964), British radio broadcaster
  • Jill Nelson (born 1952), American journalist
  • Jim Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jimmy Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • J. J. Nelson (born 1992), American football player
  • Joan Nelson (born 1958), American visual artist
  • Joanna Nelson, American ecologist
  • Jock Nelson (1908–1991), Australian politician
  • Joe Nelson (born 1974), American baseball player
  • Joel Nelson (born 1945), American poet
  • John Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Johnny Nelson (born 1967), British boxer
  • Jon Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jonathan Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jordy Nelson (born 1985), American football player
  • Joseph Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josh Nelson (born 1978), American pianist
  • Joshua Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Juanita Morrow Nelson (1923–2015), American activist
  • Judd Nelson (born 1959), American actor
  • Judith Nelson (1939–2012), American soprano
  • Judy Nelson, American author and social figure
  • Julia Bullard Nelson (1842–1914), American activist
  • Julia D. Nelson (1863–1936), American politician
  • Julie Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Julio Jorge Nelson (1913–1976), Argentine musician
  • Justus Henry Nelson (1850–1937), American missionary

K[]

  • Karen Nelson (athlete) (born 1963), Canadian hurler
  • Karen E. Nelson, Jamaican-American microbiologist
  • Karl Nelson (born 1960), American football player
  • Katherine Nelson (1930–2018), American psychologist
  • Katherine Greacen Nelson (1913–1982), American geologist
  • Kay Nelson (1909–2003), American costume designer
  • Keith Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kemba Nelson (born 2000), Jamaican sprinter
  • Kemi Nelson (born 1956), Nigerian politician
  • Ken Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kenneth Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kent C. Nelson, American businessman
  • Kim Nelson (1958–2015), Australian artist
  • Kins Nelson (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician
  • Kirsten Nelson (born 1970), American actress
  • Knuckles Nelson (born 1963), American professional wrestler
  • Knute Nelson (1843–1923), American politician
  • Kristin Nelson (1945–2018), American painter and author
  • Kyle Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people

L[]

  • Larry Nelson (born 1947), American golfer
  • Lars Nelson (born 1985), Swedish skier
  • Latrivia Nelson (born 1980), American novelist
  • Lauren Nelson (born 1986), American beauty queen
  • Lauritz Nelson (1860–1941), Norwegian-American sailor
  • Lawrie Nelson (born 1943), Australian racing driver
  • Lee Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Lefty Nelson, American baseball player
  • Lemrick Nelson (born 1975), American criminal
  • Lennart Nelson (1918–2006), Swedish weightlifter
  • Leonard Nelson (1882–1927), German mathematician and philosopher
  • Levi B. Nelson (1838–1903), American politician
  • Lew A. Nelson, American test pilot
  • Lianne Nelson (born 1972), American rower
  • Lindsey Nelson (1919–1995), American sportscaster
  • Lisa Nelson (born 1949), American artist
  • Logan Nelson (born 1996), American composer
  • Lori Nelson (1933–2020), American actress
  • Louie Nelson (born 1951), American basketball player
  • Louis Nelson (1902–1990), American trombonist
  • Lowell A. Nelson (1918–1986), American politician
  • Luke Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Lyle Nelson (born 1949), American biathlete
  • Lynn Nelson (1905–1955), American baseball player
  • Lynn Nelson (runner) (born 1962), American long-distance runner

M[]

  • Maggie Nelson (born 1973), American writer
  • Marc Nelson (born 1971), American singer-songwriter
  • Marc Saw Nelson (born 1972), Burmese-Australian television host
  • Marilyn Nelson (born 1946), American author and poet
  • Marjorie Nelson (1923–2010), American actress
  • Mark Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Marshall Nelson, Australian basketball player
  • Martha Nelson (born 1954), Canadian swimmer
  • Martin A. Nelson (1889–1979), American lawyer and judge
  • Maud Nelson (1881–1944), American baseball player
  • Marvin Nelson (born 1958), American politician
  • Matt Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Maximo Nelson (born 1982), Dominican baseball player
  • Mel Nelson (born 1936), American baseball player
  • Melissa K. Nelson, American indigenous activist
  • Merle Nelson (born 1935), American politician
  • Merrill Nelson (born 1955), American politician
  • Mervyn Nelson (??–1991), American actor
  • Michael Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mickaël Nelson (born 1990), French footballer
  • Mimi Nelson (1922–1999), Swedish actress
  • Miriam Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Morley Nelson (1916–2005), American falconer and educator
  • Murry R. Nelson (born 1947), American professor

N[]

  • Napoleon Nelson, American politician
  • Nathan Nelson (born 1938), Israeli biologist
  • Nathan Nelson (politician), American politician
  • Neal Nelson, American basketball coach
  • Ned Nelson (1911–1977), American baseball and basketball player
  • Neil Nelson, American Marine general
  • Nels Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nick Nelson (born 1996), American football player
  • Nick Nelson (baseball) (born 1995), American baseball player
  • Niecee Nelson (born 1979), American basketball coach
  • Nihal Nelson (born 1946), Sri Lankan vocalist
  • Nikki Nelson (born 1969), American singer
  • Niles Nelson (born 1938), American football coach
  • Nirith Nelson (born 1968), Israeli artist
  • N. O. Nelson (1844–1922), American businessman
  • Noel Nelson (born 1967), Irish cricketer
  • Norm Nelson (1923–1988), American stock car driver
  • Norman Nelson (born 1983), South African rugby union footballer
  • Novella Nelson (1939–2017), American actress

O[]

  • O. B. Nelson (1850–1922), Danish-American politician
  • Olaf Frederick Nelson (1883–1944), Samoan businessman and politician
  • Olive Nelson (1911–1970), Samoan barrister
  • Oliver Nelson (1932–1975), American jazz musician
  • Omaima Nelson (born 1968), Egyptian-American model
  • Oscar Nelson (1874–1951), American politician
  • Oscar Frederick Nelson (1881–1951), American naval officer
  • Otto L. Nelson Jr. (1902–1985), American soldier
  • Ozzie Nelson (1906–1975), American actor

P[]

  • Packie Nelson (1907–1992), American football player
  • Pam Nelson (born 1946), American politician
  • Pamela Nelson, American artist
  • Patrick Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Paul Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Paula Nelson (born 1969), American singer
  • Peter Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Philip Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Phillip Nelson (born 1929), American economic professor
  • Phyllis Nelson (1950–1998), American singer
  • Picasso Nelson (born 1973), American football player
  • Polly Nelson (born 1952), American attorney
  • Portia Nelson (1920–2001), American singer-songwriter
  • Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016), American musician mononymously known as Prince

Q[]

R[]

  • Ralph Nelson (1916–1987), American film director
  • Ralph Nelson (American football) (born 1954), American football player
  • Ray Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Raymond Nels Nelson (1921–1981), American newspaper editor
  • Rebecca J. Nelson (born 1961), American biologist
  • Red Nelson (1886–1956), American baseball player
  • Red Nelson (musician) (1907–1970), American singer
  • Reeves Nelson (born 1991), American basketball player
  • Reggie Nelson (born 1983), American football player
  • Reggie Nelson (offensive tackle) (born 1976), American football player
  • Reiss Nelson (born 1999), English footballer
  • Rensselaer Nelson (1826–1904), American judge
  • Rex Nelson, American sports broadcaster
  • Richard Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), American singer-songwriter
  • Ricky Nelson (baseball) (born 1959), American baseball player and manager
  • Riki R. Nelson, American artist
  • Riley Nelson (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
  • R. Kenton Nelson (born 1954), American painter
  • Robert Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Rocky Nelson (1924–2006), American baseball player
  • Roger Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Roland Nelson (1881–1940), English barrister
  • Romeo Nelson (1902–1974), American pianist
  • Ron Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Rony Nelson (born 1989), American football player
  • Rosemary Nelson (1958–1999), Irish human rights solicitor
  • Roy Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Russ Nelson (born 1958), American computer scientist
  • Russell Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ruth Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ryan D. Nelson (born 1973), American judge
  • Ryne Nelson (born 1998), American baseball player

S[]

  • Sa'eed Nelson (born 1998), American basketball player
  • Sam Nelson (1896–1963), American film director
  • Sammy Nelson (born 1949), Northern Ireland footballer
  • Samuel Nelson (1792–1873), American attorney and judge
  • Sandra Nelson (born 1964), American actress
  • Sandra Nelson (politician) (bron 1971), American politician
  • Sandy Nelson (born 1938), American drummer
  • Sandy Nelson (footballer), Australian rules footballer
  • Sara Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sarah Jane Nelson, American actress
  • Sarah Milledge Nelson (1931–2020), American archaeologist
  • Scott Nelson (born 1969), New Zealand race walker
  • Scott Reynolds Nelson (born 1964), American history professor
  • SD Nelson (born 1950), American illustrator
  • Sean Nelson (born 1973), American singer
  • Sean Nelson (actor) (born 1980), American actor
  • Seth Iredell Nelson (1809–1905), American pioneer
  • Shane Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Shara Nelson (born 1965), English singer-songwriter
  • Sharon Nelson, American politician
  • Shaun Nelson (born 1973), Australian politician
  • Shawn Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sheffield Nelson (born 1941), American attorney
  • Sheila Nelson (1936–2020), English violin and viola teacher
  • Sheila Nelson (politician), American politician
  • Shelley Nelson, English singer-songwriter
  • Shiloh Nelson (born 2009), American actress
  • Shimona Nelson (born 1998), Jamaican netball player
  • Shirley Collie Nelson (1931–2010), American singer
  • Sid Nelson (born 1996), English footballer
  • Sidney Nelson (1800–1862), English composer
  • Simeon Nelson (born 1964), Australian sculptor
  • Simon Nelson (1931–2017), American murderer
  • Socrates Nelson (1814–1867), American politician and businessman
  • Sonny Boy Nelson (1908–1998), American musician
  • Sophia A. Nelson (born 1967), American journalist
  • Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, American journalist
  • Spencer Nelson (born 1980), American-Azerbaijani basketball player
  • Spike Nelson (1906–1998), American football player and coach
  • Stace Nelson (born 1967), American politician
  • Stacey Nelson (born 1987), American softball player
  • Stan Nelson (born 1939), Canadian politician
  • Stanley Nelson Jr. (born 1951), American documentary filmmaker
  • Steady Nelson (1913–1988), American musician
  • Stephen L. Nelson (born 1959), American author
  • Steve Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Steven Nelson (born 1993), American football player
  • Stewart Nelson, American mathematician and programmer
  • Stuart Nelson (born 1981), English footballer
  • Sue Nelson (born 1961), British writer
  • Susan B. Nelson (1927–2003), American environmental activist
  • Susan Richard Nelson (born 1952), American lawyer and judge
  • Syd Nelson (born 1932), American politician

T[]

  • Tasha Nelson (born 1974), American alpine skier
  • Tara Nelson, Canadian television journalist
  • Taylor Nelson (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Ted Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Teddy Nelson (1939–1992), Norwegian singer
  • Telena Cruz Nelson (born 1980), Guamanian politician
  • Terry Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tex Nelson (1936–2011), American baseball player
  • Thérèse Nelson, American chef
  • Thomas Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Thor Nelson (born 1968), American ice hockey player
  • Tia Nelson (born 1956), American activist
  • Tim Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Todd Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tony Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tori Nelson (born 1976), American boxer
  • Tracy Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Trapper Nelson (1909–1968), American trapper
  • Trevor Nelson (born 1964), British disc jockey
  • Truman J. Nelson (1911–1987), American writer
  • Tyka Nelson (born 1960), American singer
  • Tyler Nelson (dancer) (born 1991), American dancer
  • Tyler Nelson (basketball) (born 1995), American basketball player
  • Tyrone Nelson (born 1985), American basketball player

V[]

  • Valentine Nelson (born 1987), Papua New Guinean footballer
  • Van Nelson (born 1945), American long-distance runner
  • Vinceroy Nelson (born 1996), Kittitian footballer
  • Violet Nelson, Canadian actress

W[]

  • Waldo Nelson (1898–1997), American pediatrician
  • Wallace Nelson (1856–1943), Australian politician
  • Wallwood Nelson (1884–??), Jamaican cricketer
  • Wally Nelson (1909–2002), American civil rights activist
  • Walter Nelson (1932–1962), American guitarist
  • Warren Nelson (born 1950), American entrepreneur
  • Wayne Nelson (born 1950), American musician
  • Wendy Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Wes Nelson (born 1998), English television personality
  • W. Grant Nelson (1869–1946), American politician
  • Wilbur Nelson (1910–2003), American radio broadcaster
  • William Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Willie Nelson (born 1933), American singer
  • Wolfred Nelson (1791–1863), Canadian politician

Y[]

  • Yvonne Nelson (born 1985), Ghanaian actress

Z[]

Fictional characters[]

See also[]

  • Nelson (given name), people with the given name "Nelson"
  • Neilson (name), people with the surname "Neilson"
  • Clan MacNeil, a family with the surname "MacNeil"
  • Governor Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Governor surnamed "Nelson"
  • Justice Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Justices surnamed "Nelson"
  • Lady Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Ladies surnamed "Nelson"
  • Lord Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Lords surnamed "Nelson"
  • Senator Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "Nelson"

References[]

  1. ^ Powell, Kimberly (16 January 2020). "NELSON - Surname Meaning and Family History". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Nelson Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseofNames. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Nelson Name Meaning & Nelson". Ancestry. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2006-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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