Last Name NEILSON

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Meaning	The son of Neil. The name is found in every possible guise in English rolls, and although Nell and Nelson must in many cases spring from Ellen and Eleanor, there can be no doubd they are descendants of Neil in general. The son of Neil. The son of Neil or Nel.

Origin	English, Scottish, Irish, Falkland

Rank	5,114 (2000 US census)	5,149 (1990 US census)

Count	6,297 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

94.35%, or 5941 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
1.94%, or 122 total occurrences, as black,
0.67%, or 42 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.35%, or 22 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.48%, or 93 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.22%, or 77 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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