Nelson.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A placename A place in Australia. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
A placename A place in Australia. A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A placename A place in Australia. A small fishing town in Victoria, Australia.
A placename A city in British Columbia, Canada.
A placename A city and region of New Zealand, named after Horatio Nelson.
A placename A place in the United Kingdom: A town and civil parish in Pendle borough, Lancashire, England.
A placename A place in the United Kingdom: A village and community in Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1195).
A placename A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.
A placename A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Butte County, California.
A placename A place in the United States: A small city in Pickens County and Cherokee County, Georgia.
A placename A place in the United States: A village and township in Lee County, Illinois.
A placename A place in the United States: A township in Cloud County, Kansas
A placename A place in the United States: A township in Kent County, Michigan.
A placename A place in the United States: A minor city in Douglas County, Minnesota.
A placename A place in the United States: A minor city in Saline County, Missouri.
A placename A place in the United States: A township in Watonwan County, Minnesota.
A placename A place in the United States: A minor city, the county seat of Nuckolls County, Nebraska.
A placename A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.
A placename A place in the United States: A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
A placename A place in the United States: A town in Madison County, New York.
A placename A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina.
A placename A place in the United States: A township in Barnes County, North Dakota
A placename A place in the United States: A township in Portage County, Ohio.
A placename A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.
A placename A place in the United States: A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania
A placename A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
A placename A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
A placename A place in the United States: A town and village therein, in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Neil + -son and Nell + -son. * In the United States, also an Anglicisation of North Germanic (Scandinavian) surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson, equivalent to "son of Nicholas".
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