Surname Checker / Nelson
How Common Is the Last Name Nelson?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Nelson today
470,524
Ranked #43 of 162,254 published surnames · 144.06 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 424,958 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
77.66%
Black
15.97%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.67%
Hispanic
2.55%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.