English

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Etymology

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From Danish and Norwegian Nielsen. Doublet of Nicholson.

Proper noun

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Nielsen (plural Nielsens)

  1. A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic], also used in Norway.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Nielsen is the 810th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 42,773 individuals. Nielsen is most common among White (94.2%) individuals.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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Originally a patronymic from Niels +‎ -sen. Cognate with Norwegian Nilsen and Swedish Nilsson.

Proper noun

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Nielsen

  1. a common surname originating as a patronymic

Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish Nielsen.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Nielsen

  1. a surname

Declension

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This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Norwegian

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Etymology

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Originally a patronymic from Niels +‎ -sen.

Proper noun

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Nielsen

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic
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