2007-03-20 08:12:32 · 5 answers · asked by celtic farmer 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
my mothers maiden name is nelson and I am trying to find what country that part of the family is from family.
2007-03-20 08:41:00 · update #1
It's really impossible to answer this with any accuracy. Nelson is a patronymic surname (a last name formed by attaching -son to the father's first name).
Nelson could be Irish, English, Scottish, or Scandinavian. Without doing any actually research, you'd just be making a wild guess.
2007-03-20 09:33:21 · answer #1 · answered by Lieberman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's English, originating in Norfolk.
I'm related to an ancestor of Horatio Nelson.
2007-03-20 14:51:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definition: A patronymic name meaning "son of Nell," a form of the Irish name Neal which means "champion."
Surname Origin: Irish
Alternate Surname Spellings: NEILSON, NEALSON, NILSON, NILSEN, NILSSON
2007-03-20 08:35:58 · answer #3 · answered by bomullock 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Norway.
2007-03-23 18:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is most likely Scandinavian.
2007-03-22 16:44:28 · answer #5 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋