Släkthistoria för Nelson
Nelson Vad efternamn betyder
English: patronymic from the personal name Nell or Nele either of which might be a pet form of Elias or less commonly of Niel (from Latin Nigellus). See also Neal. Americanized form of Swedish Nilsson and also of the Danish Norwegian and North German cognates Nielsen and Nilsen (compare Nelsen). Compare also Neilson and Nielson.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
