Nielsen

Nielsen Dens pronunciation: [ˈnelsn], is a Dens patronymic surname, literally meanin son o Niels, Niels bein the Dens version o the Greek male gien name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos (cf. Nicholas). It is the seicont maist common surname in Denmark, shared bi aboot 5% o the population^[1]. It is an aa uised in Norrowey, awtho the form Nilsen is mair common^[2]. In Swaden the parallel form is Nilsson. Nielsen is an aa in uise in the Faroe Islands. The frequent occurrences o Nielsen as a surname ootside Denmark^[3] is due tae emigration. Immigrants tae Inglis-speakin kintras aften chynged the spellin tae Nielson, Nelsen, Nelson or Neilson.

1. ↑ [1] Statistics Denmark
2. ↑ [2] Statistics Norway
3. ↑ "University of Copenhagen - Name Research Section". Archived frae the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2010.