NELSON is ranked as the 32nd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 520,118.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 163.12 people named NELSON for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 86% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named NELSON is
486,819, the rank is 40
and the proportion per 100k Americans named NELSON is 152.81.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
NELSON is
80.3% White,
1.7% Hispanic origin,
14.9% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 1.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name NELSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name NELSON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NELSON
The state with the most people named
NELSON is
California where
52,621 people have this name.
Minnesota is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named NELSON, as
690.96 in every 100,000
Minnesotans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Minnesota.
Minnesota is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Pennsylvania
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name NELSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
22,121
171.74
100.0%
Indiana
7,605
115.28
99.9%
Iowa
9,232
297.12
100.0%
Kansas
5,900
203.17
100.0%
Michigan
14,455
145.87
100.0%
Minnesota
37,707
690.96
100.0%
Missouri
4,028
134.55
99.7%
Nebraska
6,380
339.07
100.0%
North Dakota
4,905
663.34
100.0%
Ohio
10,254
88.45
100.0%
South Dakota
5,146
603.22
100.0%
Wisconsin
19,648
341.26
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name NELSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
2,023
274.56
99.9%
Arizona
13,596
201.98
100.0%
California
52,621
135.61
100.0%
Colorado
11,041
206.16
100.0%
Hawaii
1,457
102.64
99.9%
Idaho
5,832
356.84
100.0%
Montana
3,742
365.56
100.0%
Nevada
4,833
170.24
100.0%
New Mexico
2,758
132.24
99.8%
Oregon
10,704
269.6
100.0%
Utah
12,397
421.27
100.0%
Washington
22,107
313.06
100.0%
Wyoming
1,651
282.55
100.0%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name NELSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
4,378
121.71
99.9%
Maine
1,630
122.53
99.7%
Massachusetts
7,042
104.4
99.9%
New Hampshire
1,747
131.69
99.9%
New Jersey
8,412
94.12
100.0%
New York
15,442
78.2
100.0%
Pennsylvania
9,911
77.51
100.0%
Rhode Island
1,085
102.79
99.8%
Vermont
725
115.74
99.8%
South States
State stats for the first name NELSON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NELSON as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named NELSON.
The most popular full name is David NELSON.
1.83% of all the people named NELSON
have this given name.
There are 7531 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NELSON