The first name Nelson

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About the first name Nelson

Meaning

The name Nelson originally means “son of Neil” as an English surname.

Historical origin

The name Nelson comes from an English surname that became a given name, notably under the influence of Admiral Horatio Nelson.

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The presence of Nelson in Quebec archives recalls the importance of Anglophone communities and interaction between naming traditions.

Pronunciation:nel-sonnɛlsən

Frequency of the first name Nelson by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Nelson by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name NelsonLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Nelson in baptisms by year.1075201825186018951930196520001825–1829 1 baptisms1830–1834 3 baptisms1840–1844 2 baptisms1850–1854 1 baptisms1855–1859 2 baptisms1865–1869 3 baptisms1870–1874 1 baptisms1875–1879 6 baptisms1885–1889 1 baptisms1895–1899 2 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1935–1939 1 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1955–1959 5 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1965–1969 3 baptisms1975–1979 3 baptisms1980–1984 1 baptisms1985–1989 2 baptisms1990–1994 1 baptisms2000–2004 1 baptisms

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