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Nelson

See also: nelson and Nélson

English

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 Nelson Township on Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Middle English Neil +‎ -son and Nell +‎ -son.

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Nelson (countable and uncountable, plural Nelsons)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom:
      Africans of my generation - and even today - generally have both a Western and an African name. Whites were either unable or unwilling to pronounce an African name, and considered it uncivilized to have one. That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why she bestowed this particular name upon me I have no idea. Perhaps it had something to do with the great British sea captain Lord Nelson, but that would only be a guess.
  3. A placename
    1. A place in Australia.
      1. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
      2. A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
      3. A small fishing town in Victoria, Australia.
    2. A city in British Columbia, Canada.
    3. A city and region of New Zealand, named after Horatio Nelson. [1]
    4. A place in the United Kingdom:
      1. A town and civil parish in Pendle borough, Lancashire, England. [2]
      2. A village and community in Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1195). [3]
    5. A place in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.
      2. An unincorporated community in Butte County, California.
      3. A small city in Pickens County and Cherokee County, Georgia.
      4. A village and township in Lee County, Illinois.
      5. A township in Cloud County, Kansas
      6. A township in Kent County, Michigan.
      7. A minor city in Douglas County, Minnesota.
      8. A minor city in Saline County, Missouri.
      9. A township in Watonwan County, Minnesota.
      10. A minor city, the county seat of Nuckolls County, Nebraska.
      11. A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.
      12. A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
      13. A town in Madison County, New York.
      14. An unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina.
      15. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota
      16. A township in Portage County, Ohio.
      17. An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.
      18. A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania
      19. An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
      20. An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
      21. A town and village therein, in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Nelson is the 43rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 424,958 individuals. Nelson is most common among White (77.7%) and Black/African American (16.0%) individuals.

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References

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  1. ^ NZ Topo Map
  2. ^ Parish map (Lancashire)
  3. ^ Community map (Caerphilly)

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Nelson, from Middle English.

Proper noun

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Nelson

  1. a male given name from English
  2. Nelson (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

Spanish

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Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English Nelson.

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    Nelson m

    1. a male given name from English
    2. Nelson (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

    Tagalog

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English Nelson, a given name transferred from the patronymic surname (usually after Lord Nelson).

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    Nelson (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

    1. a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname], popular at about the 1970s and 1980s
    2. Nelson (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
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