How rare is the last name Nielson?

11,615 people in the United States have the last name Nielson, about 1 in 25,734. It ranks #3,026 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

NIELSON

#3,026

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,615
About
1 in 25,734
This common or more
52.7%
Who bears it

Of the 11,615 people with the last name Nielson, 92% reported their origin as White, 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Nielson

#3,024 Nadeau · 11,622#3,025 Dewey · 11,620#3,027 Curley · 11,610#3,028 Ralston · 11,581

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Nielson, most common first.

#796 Nielsen · 42,520#7,876 Nilson · 4,041#8,108 Nilsen · 3,915#9,562 Nilsson · 3,251

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