Show ContentsNeslen Surname History

Early Origins of the Neslen family

The surname Neslen was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Neslen family

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Neslen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nestling, Neslin, Neslen, Nesling, Nessling, Nesslin, Nestlyn and many more.

Early Notables of the Neslen family

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Migration of the Neslen family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Immigrants settled on the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, Virginia, the Carolinas, and the islands, such as C. Louisa Nesslin who went to Philadelphia, in 1819.


Contemporary Notables of the name Neslen (post 1700) +

  • Clarence Neslen, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1952 1
  • C. C. Neslen, American Democratic Party politician, Member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee, Democratic National Convention, 1912 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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