# Nielsen

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #16,544

## Definitions
1. A surname from Danish or from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic].

## Etymology
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Nielsen. Doublet of Nicholson.

## Easily confused with
- **nelson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nelson-vs-nielsen)

## Common misspellings (10)
`inelsen`, `neilsen`, `nielesn`, `niellsen`, `nielsenn`, `nielsne`, `nielssen`, `nieslen`, `nilesen`, `nnielsen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nielsen