Nelson (surname)

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

Nelson is an English, Scottish, Irish, and Scots-Irish surname. It is a patronymic name derived from Nell. The name is also listed as a baptismal name "the son of Eleanor". ^[1] The name was popularised by Admiral Horatio Nelson as a given name.

Nelson is also an anglicized version of the Scandinavian names Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson. In the United States in 1990, it was ranked as the 39th-most common surname. ^[2]

Notable people with the surname "Nelson" include

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• 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
• Al Nelson (sound engineer), American sound engineer
• Alberta Nelson (1937–2006), American actress
• Aleisha Nelson (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player
• Alexander Nelson (born 1988), British sprinter
• Alexander Nelson (British Army officer) (1814–1893), British army officer
• Alexis Nikole Nelson (born 1992), American chef
• 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
• Anne Nelson (born 1954), American journalist
• Antonya Nelson (born 1961), American author
• Armando Melgar Nelson (born 1945), Guatemalan footballer
• Arnett Nelson (1892–1959), American musician
• Arvell Nelson (born 1988), American football player
• 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
• Barrie Nelson (1933–2021), Canadian animator
• Battling Nelson (1882–1954), Danish-American boxer
• Beata Nelson (born 1998), American swimmer
• Bek Nelson (1927–2015), American model
• Benjamin Nelson (1911–1977), American sociologist
• Benny Nelson (born 1941), American football player
• Bertram Nelson (1905–1984), British accountant
• Beryce Nelson (born 1947), Australian politician
• Billie Nelson (1941–1974), British motorcycle racer
• Billy Bass Nelson (born 1951), American politician
• Blake Nelson (born 1965), American author
• Boycie Nelson (born 1974), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Bradley Nelson (born 1962), American robotist
• Brady Nelson (born 1978), American businessman
• Brendan Nelson (born 1958), Australian politician
• Brittany Nelson (born 1984), American artist
• Brock Nelson (born 1991), American ice hockey player
• Brooklyn Nelson (born 2004), American actress
• 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-Ghanaian writer
• Camille A. Nelson (born 1968), Canadian-Jamaican law professor
• Candace Nelson (born 1974), American chef
• Candy Nelson (1849–1910), American baseball player
• Carey Nelson (born 1963), Canadian long-distance runner
• Carla Nelson (born 1957), American politician
• Carly Nelson (born 1998), American soccer player
• Caroline Nelson (1868–1952), Danish-American activist
• Carter Nelson (born 2005), American football player
• 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
• Charmaine Nelson (born 1971), Canadian curator
• Cindy Nelson (born 1955), American alpine skier
• Cindy Nelson (actress), Australian actress
• Cirilo Nelson (1938–2020), Honduran botanist
• Clair Nelson (1940–2019), American politician
• Cleland Kinloch Nelson (1852–1917), American bishop
• Cody Nelson (born 1988), Australian rugby league player
• Cole Nelson (born 1997), Canadian American football player
• Colette Nelson (born 1974), American bodybuilder
• 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

D

• Dale Nelson (1939–1999), Canadian murderer
• Dana D. Nelson (born 1962), American English professor
• Daniel Nelson, various people
• Darby Nelson (1940–2022), American writer and politician
• Darrin Nelson (born 1959), American football player
• Daryl Nelson (born 1934), Australian rules footballer
• Debbie Nelson (1955–2024), American author, mother of rapper Eminem
• Deborah Nelson (born 1962), American journalist
• Deborah L. Nelson (born 1962), American academic
• DeMarcus Nelson (born 1985), Serbian-American basketball player
• Derrie Nelson (born 1958), American football player
• Diane Nelson (comics) (born 1968), American business executive
• Dianne Nelson (born 1954), American writer
• Donnie Nelson (born 1962), American basketball executive
• Dorothea Nelson (1903–1994), American librarian
• Dorothyann Nelson, American figure skater
• Douglas Nelson (born 1959), American judoka
• Duke Nelson (1907–1989), American athletic administrator
• Dwight Nelson (born 1952), Japanese-American pastor
• Dwight Nelson (politician) (1946–2018), Jamaican politician

E

• Earle Nelson (1897–1928), American serial killer
• Eddie J. Nelson, American sound engineer
• Edith M. Nelson (1889–1942), American librarian
• Edna Lillian Nelson (1896–1948), Australian doctor
• Edor Nelson (1914–2014), American athlete
• Eldon Nelson (1927–2012), American jockey
• Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), American naturalist and ethnologist
• 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
• Erich Nelson (1897–1980), German artist
• 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
• 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

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• Gail S. Nelson (born 1959), American mathematician
• Garnett Nelson (1872–1930), American football coach
• 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
• Gerald Nelson (born 1941), South African cricketer
• Gil Nelson (born 1949), American botanist
• Glen Nelson, American poet
• G. Lynn Nelson (1937–2014), American author
• G. M. Nelson (1899–1983), American politician
• 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gray Nelson (1927–2022), New Zealand public servant
• Gunvor Nelson (1931–2025), Swedish filmmaker and artist
• Guy Nelson (1900–1969), English cricketer
• G. W. Nelson, American politician
• Gwen Nelson (1901–1990), English actress

H

• Hank Nelson (1937–2012), Australian historian
• Harriet Nelson (1909–1994), American singer
• Harris Nelson (1835–1883), Australian businessman and politician
• 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
• Helena Nelson (born 1953), Scottish poet
• Herm Nelson (born 1961), American racewalker
• H. G. P. Nelson (1932–2001), Sri Lankan politician
• Hilaree Nelson (born 1972), American ski mountaineer
• Holly Nelson, Canadian writer and activist
• Horace Nelson (1878–1962), American politician
• Horatia Nelson (1801–1881), British public figure
• Hosea Nelson, American chemist
• Hub Nelson (1907–1981), American ice hockey player

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• 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

• Jackson Nelson (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
• Jacob Broughton Nelson (1898–?), American fraternity founder
• Jacqui Nelson (born 1965), New Zealand cyclist
• Jameer Nelson (born 1982), American basketball player
• 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 (1942–2024), British historian
• Jason Nelson (born 1981), American poet
• Jason Nelson (musician) (born 1974), American musician
• Jaxon Nelson (born 2000), American ice hockey player
• Jay Nelson (born 1970), American video editor
• Jayden Nelson (born 2002), Canadian soccer player
• Jenny Nelson, British physics professor
• Jeremiah Nelson (1769–1838), American politician
• Jeremy Nelson, American visual artist
• Jermy Nelson (born 1994), Jamaican footballer
• Jerry Nelson (1934–2012), American puppeteer
• Jerry Nelson (astronomer) (1944–2017), American astronomer
• Jesy Nelson (born 1991), British singer
• Jez Nelson (born 1964), British radio broadcaster
• Jill Nelson (born 1952), American journalist
• 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
• Johnny Nelson (born 1967), British boxer
• Jordy Nelson (born 1985), American football player
• Jorel Nelson (born 1992), American professional wrestler
• Josh Nelson (born 1978), American pianist
• Josie Nelson (born 2002), English cyclist
• 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
• Julio Jorge Nelson (1913–1976), Argentine musician
• Justin L. Nelson (born 1978), American Army Veteran
• Justus Henry Nelson (1850–1937), American missionary

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• Kameron Nelson, American politician
• 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
• Kemba Nelson (born 2000), Jamaican sprinter
• Kemi Nelson (1956–2022), Nigerian politician
• Kent C. Nelson, American businessman
• Kim Nelson (1958–2015), Australian artist
• Kim L. Nelson (born 1948), American politician
• Kins Nelson (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician
• Kirsten Nelson (born 1970), American actress
• Knox Nelson (1926–1996), American politician
• Knuckles Nelson (born 1963), American professional wrestler
• Knute Nelson (1843–1923), American politician
• Kristin Nelson (1945–2018), American painter and author
• Krithika Nelson, Indian singer-songwriter

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• 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
• 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
• Léone Boudreau-Nelson (1915–2004), American-born Canadian phonetician
• 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
• Lonnie Nelson (1932–2014), American activist
• Lori Nelson (1933–2020), American actress
• Louie Nelson (born 1951), American basketball player
• Lowell A. Nelson (1918–1986), American politician
• Lyle Nelson (born 1949), American biathlete

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• Madison Nelson (1803–1870), justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals
• Maggie Nelson (born 1973), American writer
• Malachi Nelson (born 2004), American football player
• 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
• Marshall Nelson (born 1994), Australian-Belgian basketball player
• Martin A. Nelson (1889–1979), American lawyer and judge
• Maud Nelson (1881–1944), American baseball player
• Marvin Nelson (born 1958), American politician
• 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 A. Nelson (1937–2024), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force
• Mickaël Nelson (born 1990), French footballer
• Midge Nelson (born 1937), Australian softball player
• Mikiela Nelson (born 1997), Canadian rugby union footballer
• Mimi Nelson (1922–1999), Swedish actress
• M.O. Nelson (1921–2021), Canadian businessman
• Morley Nelson (1916–2005), American falconer and educator
• Murry R. Nelson (born 1947), American professor

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• 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
• Nici Nelson, English anthropologist
• Nicholas Nelson (Jamaican footballer) (born 1998), Jamaican footballer
• Nicholas H. Nelson (??–1874), American politician
• Niecee Nelson (born 1979), American basketball coach
• Nihal Nelson (1946–2022), 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

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• O. B. Nelson (1850–1922), Danish-American politician
• Olaf Frederick Nelson (1883–1944), Samoan businessman and politician
• Olive Nelson (1911–1970), Samoan barrister
• Olive Nelson Russell (1905–1989), American composer, organist and pianist
• 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

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• Packie Nelson (1907–1992), American football player
• Pam Nelson (born 1946), American politician
• Pamela Nelson, American artist
• Paula Nelson (born 1969), American singer
• 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
• Polycarpus Nelson (1680–1738), English landowner
• Portia Nelson (1920–2001), American singer-songwriter
• Prince Nelson (1958–2016), American singer-songwriter

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• Quenton Nelson (born 1996), American football player

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• Ralph Nelson (1916–1987), American film director
• Ralph Nelson (American football) (born 1954), American football player
• 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
• Reuben N. Nelson (1904–1966), American lawyer and politician
• Rex Nelson, American sports broadcaster
• Rhett Nelson (born 1980), American football player
• Richard Nelson (author) (1941–2019), anthropologist and writer
• Richard H. Nelson (fl. 1903–1929), Episcopal bishop in America
• Richard Nelson (lighting designer) (1938–1996), American lighting designer
• Richard Nelson (playwright) (born 1950), American playwright and librettist
• Richard A. Nelson (born 1941), vice admiral and surgeon general in the United States Navy
• Richard D. Nelson (born 1945), American Old Testament scholar
• Richard R. Nelson (1930–2025), American professor of economics at Columbia University
• Richard Christian Nelson (born 1961), American artist and musician
• Rick Nelson (politician) (born 1954), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
• Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), American singer-songwriter
• Ricky Nelson (baseball) (1959–2021), 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
• Rob Nelson (born 1979), American biologist and documentary filmmaker
• Rocky Nelson (1924–2006), American baseball player
• Roland Nelson (1881–1940), English barrister
• Romeo Nelson (1902–1974), American pianist
• Rony Nelson (born 1989), American football player
• Rosemary Nelson (1958–1999), Irish human rights solicitor
• Russ Nelson (born 1958), American computer scientist
• Russell M. Nelson (born 1924), American religious leader
• Ryan D. Nelson (born 1973), American judge
• Ryne Nelson (born 1998), American baseball player

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• 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) (born 1971), American politician
• Sandy Nelson (1938–2022), American drummer
• Sandy Nelson (footballer), Australian rules footballer
• 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
• Shara Nelson (born 1965), English singer-songwriter
• Sharon Nelson, American politician
• Shaun Nelson (born 1973), Australian politician
• 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 Nelson (1925–2022), American author
• 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 Nelson (sportscaster) (born 1989), American sportscaster
• Stephen L. Nelson (born 1959), American author
• 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 (1932–2021), American politician

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• Tara Nelson, Canadian television journalist
• Tasha Nelson (born 1974), American alpine skier
• Taylor Nelson (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ted Nelson (born 1937), American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist
• Ted Nelson (track and field) (born 1943), American track and field athlete and coach
• Ted S. Nelson (1935–2025), Guamanian politician
• Teddy Nelson (1939–1992), Norwegian singer
• Telena Cruz Nelson (born 1980), Guamanian politician
• Tex Nelson (1936–2011), American baseball player
• Thérèse Nelson, American chef
• Thor Nelson (born 1968), American ice hockey player
• Tia Nelson (born 1956), American activist
• Timna Nelson-Levy (born 1994), Israeli Olympic judoka
• Tori Nelson (born 1976), American boxer
• Trapper Nelson (1909–1968), American trapper
• Travis Nelson (politician), American politician
• Travis Nelson (actor) (born 1990), Canadian actor
• Trevor Nelson (born 1964), British disc jockey
• Truman J. Nelson (1911–1987), American writer
• Tyka Nelson (born 1960), American singer
• Tyrone Nelson (born 1985), American basketball player

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• Valentine Nelson (born 1987), Papua New Guinean footballer
• Van Nelson (born 1945), American long-distance runner
• Victor Folke Nelson (1898–1939), Swedish-American writer
• Vinceroy Nelson (born 1996), Kittitian footballer
• Violet Nelson, Canadian actress

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• 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
• Wes Nelson (born 1998), English television personality
• W. Grant Nelson (1869–1946), American politician
• Wilbur Nelson (1910–2003), American radio broadcaster
• Willie Nelson (born 1933), American singer
• Wolfred Nelson (1791–1863), Canadian politician

Y

• Yvonne Nelson (born 1985), Ghanaian actress

Z

• Zach Nelson (born 1961), American business executive
• Zion Nelson (born 2001), American football player
• Zita Nelson, Spanish-Argentine soprano

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• Alan Nelson (disambiguation)
• Albert Nelson (disambiguation)
• Alfred Nelson (disambiguation)
• Andrew Nelson (disambiguation)
• Ann Nelson (disambiguation)
• Anthony Nelson (disambiguation)
• Arthur Nelson (disambiguation)
• Ashleigh Nelson (disambiguation)

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• Barry Nelson (disambiguation)
• Ben Nelson (disambiguation)
• Bert Nelson (disambiguation)
• Bill Nelson (disambiguation)
• Bob Nelson (disambiguation)
• Bobby Nelson (disambiguation)
• Brad Nelson (disambiguation)
• Brett Nelson (disambiguation)
• Brian Nelson (disambiguation)
• Bruce Nelson (disambiguation)

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• Candice Nelson (disambiguation)
• Carl Nelson (disambiguation)
• Carolyn Nelson (disambiguation)
• Charles Nelson (disambiguation)
• Chris Nelson (disambiguation)
• Christopher Nelson (disambiguation)
• Colin Nelson (disambiguation)
• Craig Nelson (disambiguation)

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• Daniel Nelson (disambiguation)
• Drew Nelson (disambiguation)
• David Nelson (disambiguation)
• Dennis Nelson (disambiguation)
• Don Nelson (disambiguation)
• Donna Nelson (disambiguation)
• Dorothy Nelson (disambiguation)

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• Earl Nelson (disambiguation)
• Ed Nelson (disambiguation)
• Edmund Nelson (disambiguation)
• Edward Nelson (disambiguation)
• Edwin Nelson (disambiguation)
• Eric Nelson (disambiguation)
• Erik Nelson (disambiguation)
• Ernest Nelson (disambiguation)

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• Francis Nelson (disambiguation)
• Frank Nelson (disambiguation)

G

• Gary Nelson (disambiguation)
• George Nelson (disambiguation)
• Grant Nelson (disambiguation)
• Greg Nelson (disambiguation)
• Gregory Nelson (disambiguation)
• Gunnar Nelson (disambiguation)

H

• Harold Nelson (disambiguation)
• Harry Nelson (disambiguation)
• Helen Nelson (disambiguation)
• Henry Nelson (disambiguation)
• H. G. Nelson (disambiguation)
• Homer Nelson (disambiguation)
• Horatio Nelson (disambiguation)
• Howard Nelson (disambiguation)
• Hubert Nelson (disambiguation)
• Hugh Nelson (disambiguation)

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• Ian Nelson (disambiguation)

J

• Jack Nelson (disambiguation)
• James Nelson (disambiguation)
• Jeff Nelson (disambiguation)
• Jennifer Nelson (disambiguation)
• Jessica Nelson (disambiguation)
• Jessie Nelson (disambiguation)
• Jim Nelson (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Nelson (disambiguation)
• John Nelson (disambiguation)
• Jon Nelson (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Nelson (disambiguation)
• Joseph Nelson (disambiguation)
• Joshua Nelson (disambiguation)
• Julie Nelson (disambiguation)

K

• Keith Nelson (disambiguation)
• Ken Nelson (disambiguation)
• Kenneth Nelson (disambiguation)
• Kyle Nelson (disambiguation)

L

• Lee Nelson (disambiguation)
• Louis Nelson (disambiguation)
• Luke Nelson (disambiguation)

M

• Mark Nelson (disambiguation)
• Martha Nelson (disambiguation)
• Matt Nelson (disambiguation)
• Michael Nelson (disambiguation)
• Miriam Nelson (disambiguation)

N

• Nels Nelson (disambiguation)
• Nick Nelson (disambiguation)

P

• Patrick Nelson (disambiguation)
• Paul Nelson (disambiguation)
• Peter Nelson (disambiguation)
• Philip Nelson (disambiguation)

R

• Ray Nelson (disambiguation)
• Richard Nelson (disambiguation)
• Robert Nelson (disambiguation)
• Roger Nelson (disambiguation)
• Ron Nelson (disambiguation)
• Roy Nelson (disambiguation)
• Russell Nelson (disambiguation)
• Ruth Nelson (disambiguation)

S

• Sara Nelson (disambiguation)
• Shane Nelson (disambiguation)
• Shawn Nelson (disambiguation)
• Steve Nelson (disambiguation)

T

• Ted Nelson (disambiguation)
• Terry Nelson (disambiguation)
• Thomas Nelson (disambiguation)
• Tim Nelson (disambiguation)
• Todd Nelson (disambiguation)
• Tony Nelson (disambiguation)
• Tracy Nelson (disambiguation)
• Tyler Nelson (disambiguation)

W

• Wendy Nelson (disambiguation)
• William Nelson (disambiguation)

Lists of Nelsons by title

• Admiral Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Admirals surnamed "Nelson"
• General Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Generals surnamed "Nelson"
• Governor Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Governors surnamed "Nelson"
• Judge Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Judges 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"
• Major Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Majors surnamed "Nelson"
• Senator Nelson (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "Nelson"

Fictional characters

• Alice Nelson, a character in the show The Brady Bunch
• Brody Nelson, a character in the show CSI: Cyber
• Christine Nelson, a character in the Degrassi franchise
• Foggy Nelson, a character in series Marvel Comics
• Storm Nelson, a character in the British comic strip Eagle
• Victoria "Vicki" Nelson, a character in the book Blood Price
• Nick Nelson, a character in the graphic novel and Netflix show Heartstopper

See also

• Nelson (disambiguation)
• Nelson (given name), people with the given name "Nelson"
• Neilson (name), people with the surname "Neilson"
• Clan MacNeil, a family with the surname "MacNeil"

References

1. Powell, Kimberly (16 January 2020). "NELSON - Surname Meaning and Family History". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
2. U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; "503 Service Unavailable". Archived from the original on 2010-10-12.