Nilsson is used as a family name or surname in Sweden, Norway, Denmark. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nilsson
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Sweden, Norway, Denmark
Meaning:

The variation of Nilson. The son of Nils meaning "champion".

A variation of Niles. Descendant of Nils, a pet form of Nicholas meaning "people's victory"; descendant of Nilles, a pet form of Cornelius meaning "cornel tree"; dweller "atten iles," i.e., at the islands.

Lastname Nilsson is variant form of Neilsen. The son of Nel or Neil meaning "champion".

Surname is the form of Neilson. The son of Nel or Neil meaning "champion".

Nilsson is the form of the Nielsen. The son of Niel meaning "champion".

The son of Nils meaning "champion".

Nilsson is variant form of Neilson. The son of Neil.

Surname is a form of Neilson. Three brothers of the surname of Oneal, came from Ireland to Scotland, in the reign of Robert the Bruce, where they got lands for their valour, and their issue changed their name a little from Oneal to Neilson; for Oneal and M'Neil are the same with Neilson. The first occurrence of thename noted by this author is in 1439, in Galloway.

How popular is Nilsson?

Nilsson is common in Sweden, United States, Denmark, Norway, Australia, Canada, Germany, England, Finland, Thailand, France, Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Estonia, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Chile.

Nilsson is ranked 2946 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Nilsson bearers increased by 4.68 per cent in 2010 US census to 3223 since 2000, the surname slipped by 321 spots and ranked at 10001. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.05 95.49
Hispanic or Latino 3.51 2.01
Others 1.68 0.94
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.09 0.71
Black 0.5 0.45
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.19 0.39
Nilsson is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Sweden which signifies that it is originated from Sweden. Around 190881 person has been found who wears Nilsson as their family name. Nilsson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Nilsson:
4 Sweden170,724
Countries with thousands of Nilsson:
8,491 United States4,915
88 Denmark3,895
152 Norway2,734
2,919 Australia1,283
Countries with hundreds of Nilsson:
4,848 Canada954
13,072 Germany760
8,940 England693
1,334 Finland641
18,423 Thailand576
22,009 France465
25,132 Brazil314
11,642 Spain292
12,431 Argentina291
445 Estonia284
3,150 New Zealand252
22,568 Poland237
6,376 Switzerland174
18,437 Netherlands145
5,566 Chile105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
44,274 South Africa95
19,805 Belgium83
6,177 Portugal75
3,478 Singapore64
29,670 Japan55
6,880 Scotland53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,717 Peru50
167,157 Russia46
871 Iceland44
25,305 Austria42
10,137 Ecuador38
6,280 Ireland36
2,376 China31
7,946 Wales31
50,921 Greece30
837 Malta30
13,972 Lithuania27
14,824 Dominican Republic23
11,536 Qatar22
32,346 Israel21
168,058 Philippines21
99,174 Italy20
23,275 United Arab Emirates19
341 Greenland18
18,914 Uruguay13
76,885 Czechia11
102,971 Malaysia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
49,203 Hungary9
50,495 Mexico7
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Servant Elna Nilsson from Germany aboard the Catalonia from Liverpool & Queenstown. She is registered to be 22 years old when she arrived in New York on September 23, 1889. Caroline Nilsson, Laborer Jonas Nilsson, August Nilsson (30) Farmer, S.A. Nilsson (25) Servant, Olof Nilsson (20) Laborer, 25 years old Joh. Nilsson, Johan. Nilsson (24), Edmund Nilsson (4), and 99 other Nilsson around 48.57% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer and spinner, spinster, miner migrated to US.

Nilsson Namesakes

  • Christina Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano
  • Birgit Nilsson, celebrated Swedish dramatic soprano
  • Olav Nilsson, Norwegian nobleman, knight and privateer
  • Ola Nilsson, former Swedish football player
  • Jonas Nilsson, Swedish former alpine skier
  • Otto Nilsson, Swedish athlete
  • Emma Helena Nilsson, born 1975, in Östersund, Jämtland, Sweden
  • Annika Nilsson, Swedish social democratic politician
  • Axel-Herman Nilsson, Swedish Nordic skier who competed in the 1920s
  • Karin Nilsson, Swedish politician of the Centre Party
  • Martin Nilsson, Swedish social democratic politician
  • Knut Nilsson, Swedish amateur football and bandy player
  • Martin P. Nilsson, Swedish philologist, mythographer
  • Mats G. Nilsson, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
  • Nils Oskar Nilsson, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
  • August Nilsson, Swedish track and field athlete and tug of war competitor
  • Nils John Nilsson, American computer scientist
  • Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter
  • Lennart Nilsson, Swedish photographer and scientist
  • Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish racing driver
  • Anna Q. Nilsson, Swedish-born American actress
  • Lisa Nilsson, Swedish singer
  • Torbjörn Nilsson, Swedish former football striker
  • Inger Nilsson, Swedish actress and singer
  • Dave Nilsson, Australian retired professional baseball player
  • Roland Nilsson, Swedish football manager
  • Kent Nilsson, Swedish retired professional ice hockey centre
  • Robert Nilsson, Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey forward
  • Jonny Nilsson, former speed skater from Sweden
  • Tommy Nilsson, Swedish rock singer and composer
  • Jan Nilsson, Swedish racecar driver
  • Ida Nilsson, Swedish long-distance runner
  • Lasse Nilsson, Swedish footballer who plays for Norrby IF
  • Lars Nilsson, fashion designer
  • Maj-Britt Nilsson, Swedish movie actress of the 1940s and 1950s
  • Rolf K. Nilsson, Swedish Moderate Party politician and a member of the Riksdag since 2006
  • Patrik Nilsson, Swedish bandy player
  • Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter
  • Carin Nilsson, Swedish freestyle swimmer
  • Rob Nilsson, filmmaker, poet, and painter, best
  • Lars-Göran Nilsson, retired professional ice hockey player
  • Erik Nilsson, Swedish football player
  • Tor Nilsson, heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden
  • Mattias Nilsson, former Swedish biathlete

Nilsson Namesakes

  • Christina Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano
  • Birgit Nilsson, celebrated Swedish dramatic soprano
  • Olav Nilsson, Norwegian nobleman, knight and privateer
  • Ola Nilsson, former Swedish football player
  • Jonas Nilsson, Swedish former alpine skier
  • Otto Nilsson, Swedish athlete
  • Emma Helena Nilsson, born 1975, in Östersund, Jämtland, Sweden
  • Annika Nilsson, Swedish social democratic politician
  • Axel-Herman Nilsson, Swedish Nordic skier who competed in the 1920s
  • Karin Nilsson, Swedish politician of the Centre Party
  • Martin Nilsson, Swedish social democratic politician
  • Knut Nilsson, Swedish amateur football and bandy player
  • Martin P. Nilsson, Swedish philologist, mythographer
  • Mats G. Nilsson, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
  • Nils Oskar Nilsson, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
  • August Nilsson, Swedish track and field athlete and tug of war competitor
  • Nils John Nilsson, American computer scientist
  • Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter
  • Lennart Nilsson, Swedish photographer and scientist
  • Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish racing driver
  • Anna Q. Nilsson, Swedish-born American actress
  • Lisa Nilsson, Swedish singer
  • Torbjörn Nilsson, Swedish former football striker
  • Inger Nilsson, Swedish actress and singer
  • Dave Nilsson, Australian retired professional baseball player
  • Roland Nilsson, Swedish football manager
  • Kent Nilsson, Swedish retired professional ice hockey centre
  • Robert Nilsson, Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey forward
  • Jonny Nilsson, former speed skater from Sweden
  • Tommy Nilsson, Swedish rock singer and composer
  • Jan Nilsson, Swedish racecar driver
  • Ida Nilsson, Swedish long-distance runner
  • Lasse Nilsson, Swedish footballer who plays for Norrby IF
  • Lars Nilsson, fashion designer
  • Maj-Britt Nilsson, Swedish movie actress of the 1940s and 1950s
  • Rolf K. Nilsson, Swedish Moderate Party politician and a member of the Riksdag since 2006
  • Patrik Nilsson, Swedish bandy player
  • Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter
  • Carin Nilsson, Swedish freestyle swimmer
  • Rob Nilsson, filmmaker, poet, and painter, best
  • Lars-Göran Nilsson, retired professional ice hockey player
  • Erik Nilsson, Swedish football player
  • Tor Nilsson, heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden
  • Mattias Nilsson, former Swedish biathlete

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