Show ContentsNelissen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Nelissen Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Nelissen

What does the name Nelissen mean?

The surname Nelissen comes from the personal name Cornelis, which is a form of the Latin Cornelius. It was the name of several early Popes, one of whom became Saint Cornelius. The cult center of Saint Cornelius was the pilgrimage town of Cornelimünster, near Aachen in the Lower Rhineland of Germany, near the Dutch border.

Early Origins of the Nelissen family

The surname Nelissen was first found in the Lower Rhineland of Germany, where it spread to the Netherlands.

Early History of the Nelissen family

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Nelissen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cornelius, Cornelis, Cornelissen, Nelissen, Nellessen, Nellsen, Corneljes, Neljes and many more.

Early Notables of the Nelissen family

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Nelissen Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Nelissen is the 571st most popular surname with an estimated 3,120 people with that name. 1

Nelissen migration to the United States+



Nelissen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Hans Nelissen, who settled in New York in 1640
  • Hans Nelissen, aged 29, who arrived in New York in 1640 2
  1. "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)

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