Nelson

== English == === Etymology === 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". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛlsən/ Rhymes: -ɛlsən === Proper noun === Nelson (countable and uncountable, plural Nelsons) 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 locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. A small fishing town in Victoria, Australia. A city in British Columbia, Canada. A city and region of New Zealand, named after Horatio Nelson. A place in the United Kingdom: A town and civil parish in Pendle borough, Lancashire, England. A village and community in Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1195). A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama. An unincorporated community in Butte County, California. A small city in Pickens County and Cherokee County, Georgia. A village in Lee County, Illinois. A tiny city in Douglas County, Minnesota. A tiny city in Saline County, Missouri. A small city, the county seat of Nuckolls County, Nebraska. A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada. A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. A town in Madison County, New York. A former small town in Durham County, North Carolina. An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia. An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. A village in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== 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. ==== See also ==== Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), British admiral. === References === === Anagrams === Lenons == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Nelson, from Middle English. === Proper noun === Nelson a male given name from English Nelson (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Nelson. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnelson/ [ˈnel.sõn] Rhymes: -elson Syllabification: Nel‧son === Proper noun === Nelson m a male given name from English Nelson (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Nelson, a given name transferred from the patronymic surname (usually after Lord Nelson). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnelson/ [ˈn̪ɛl.son̪] Rhymes: -elson Syllabification: Nel‧son === Proper noun === Nelson (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔) a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname], popular at about the 1970s and 1980s Nelson (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)