Prince was born "Prince Rogers Nelson." June 7, 1958

Has anyone ever done any genealogy on the last name "Nelson?"

I wonder how far back in history this last name is recorded. Does anybody know if "Nelson," is primarily an American name or does it have European ancestry?

I Love Prince's last name.

why do you need to know his genealogy?

His last name probably came from people who had slaves. Slaves had the same last names as their masters if I'm not wrong.

P.S.You are 40-something, get a life.

It means "Son of nels"(Scandinavian)

or "Son of neil"(Irish)

Either or.

irinact said:

why do you need to know his genealogy?

His last name probably came from people who had slaves. Slaves had the same last names as their masters if I'm not wrong.

P.S.You are 40-something, get a life.

Correct and just about every Black-American born in the U.S., as well as those Blacks whose ancestors were born in the Caribbean (such as mine) and whose ancestors were slaves, have surnames of people who owned their ancestors at one time or another. Also, as slaves were sold, their surnames were often changed to that of each slave owner. The surnames of many Blacks, holds evidence of the history of slavery in America and throughout the Caribbean.

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0ne0n0ne said:

Prince was born "Prince Rogers Nelson." June 7, 1958

Has anyone ever done any genealogy on the last name "Nelson?"

I wonder how far back in history this last name is recorded. Does anybody know if "Nelson," is primarily an American name or does it have European ancestry?

I Love Prince's last name.

go invest in and scan Ancestory.com....let us all know what they say.

BobGeorge909 said:

0ne0n0ne said:

Prince was born "Prince Rogers Nelson." June 7, 1958

Has anyone ever done any genealogy on the last name "Nelson?"

I wonder how far back in history this last name is recorded. Does anybody know if "Nelson," is primarily an American name or does it have European ancestry?

I Love Prince's last name.

go invest in and scan Ancestory.com....let us all know what they say.

It costs money to do this research. I was just curious to know if anyone knew the answer.

irinact said:

why do you need to know his genealogy?

His last name probably came from people who had slaves. Slaves had the same last names as their masters if I'm not wrong.

P.S.You are 40-something, get a life.

dont b such a jerk, i think u should get a life, because it seems like u spend alot of time worrying about other peoples

purplerain14 said:

irinact said:

why do you need to know his genealogy?

His last name probably came from people who had slaves. Slaves had the same last names as their masters if I'm not wrong.

P.S.You are 40-something, get a life.

dont b such a jerk, i think u should get a life, because it seems like u spend alot of time worrying about other peoples

Word of the wise, don't be so quick 2 jump into a dispute that doesn't originally involve u. Will save u a temporary headache and a lot of checking-back time

2elijah said:

irinact said:

why do you need to know his genealogy?

His last name probably came from people who had slaves. Slaves had the same last names as their masters if I'm not wrong.

P.S.You are 40-something, get a life.

Correct and just about every Black-American born in the U.S., as well as those Blacks whose ancestors were born in the Caribbean (such as mine) and whose ancestors were slaves, have surnames of people who owned their ancestors at one time or another. Also, as slaves were sold, their surnames were often changed to that of each slave owner. The surnames of many Blacks, holds evidence of the history of slavery in America and throughout the Caribbean.

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emm hmmmm, and it seems like Eyeofthelotus answered the base name of the slave master(s) last name 4 ya. Scandinavian

Thanks ecstasy.

Eyeofthelotus said:

It means "Son of nels"(Scandinavian)

or "Son of neil"(Irish)

Either or.

Very nice. Very interesting.

Thank you.

Welcome

ecstasy said:

2elijah said:

Correct and just about every Black-American born in the U.S., as well as those Blacks whose ancestors were born in the Caribbean (such as mine) and whose ancestors were slaves, have surnames of people who owned their ancestors at one time or another. Also, as slaves were sold, their surnames were often changed to that of each slave owner. The surnames of many Blacks, holds evidence of the history of slavery in America and throughout the Caribbean.

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emm hmmmm, and it seems like Eyeofthelotus answered the base name of the slave master(s) last name 4 ya. Scandinavian

Actually it was orger "OneonOne" who questioned the name, not me.

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The surname Nelson goes back a looooong way. I was born in the town of Nelson in Lancashire, England. Named after Admiral Horation Nelson, one of the most famous names in British history http://en.wikipedia.org/w...unt_Nelson

Looks like our boy Oneononeenoeone is gone, daddy, gone.

2elijah said:

ecstasy said:

emm hmmmm, and it seems like Eyeofthelotus answered the base name of the slave master(s) last name 4 ya. Scandinavian

Actually it was orger "OneonOne" who questioned the name, not me.

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No, I had agreed with ur statement, and then directed the rest of my comment to the OP. Sorry 4 the confusion

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ecstasy said:

2elijah said:

Actually it was orger "OneonOne" who questioned the name, not me.

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No, I had agreed with ur statement, and then directed the rest of my comment to the OP. Sorry 4 the confusion

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No problem, but I see that poster somehow disappeared. Interesting, probably was an orger with two accounts.

Would be wonderful to know more about his dad, John L. Nelson.

sherides4mother said:

Would be wonderful to know more about his dad, John L. Nelson.

None of ya bizness.

Should be pretty easy to find out. Usually it comes down to finding out what county the parents were born in and finding birth and death info. And I'm pretty sure he has had cousins (first, second, third) that have traced that family tree over the past 25 years.

Considering New Orleans is considered the heartbeat of American music, Prince def. brought some of that pulse. Bob Dylan wrote about"going down Highway 61", which is a road that goes.... from New Orleans to Minnesota. And without that road, Prince's dad never would've made it to Minneapolis.

sherides4mother said:

Would be wonderful to know more about his dad, John L. Nelson.

Check out the Pop Life book if u haven't already by Dave Hill. Gives some moderate background info

UUUUUUH...NO?