The Nilsson surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,079 people carried this name — #9,680 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,700 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
191 people named Nilsson live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 76 people named Nilsson.
Most of them — 55 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
72 people named Nilsson have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 350 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Nilsson in American newspapers,
1871–1937.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,738 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Nilsson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pehr Nilsson i Vittjärv 1812–1900 · politician -
Nils Nilsson 1815–1895 · politician -
Ola Nilsson 1815–1891 · politician -
Per Nilsson i Kulhult 1821–1892 · politician -
Per Nilsson i Kärra 1821–1882 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 236 lives in all are documented under this name.
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