Researching Nils Nilsson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 27 people with the Nilsson surname? In that year Nilsson was ranked number 3552 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Nils means "champion" and is of Scandinavian origin.
Records of Nils Nilsson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nils Nilsson and the Nilsson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nilsson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Nilsson family tree.
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Nilsson Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Nilsson surname in the USA? Nilsson is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nilsson Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Nils Nilsson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Nils Nilsson
Nils Nilsson (ice hockey)
Nils Erik "Dubbel-Nisse" Nilsson (8 March 1936 – 24 June 2017) was a Swedish ice hockey forward and footballer. Between 1954 and 1967 he played 205 international matches and scored 131 goals, which is the second-best scoring result, behind that of Sven Tumba. He won the world title in 1957 and 1962, finishing second in 1963 and 1967 and third in 1958 and 1965. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics, and finished in fourth, fifth and second place, respectively. He was the best forward of the 1960 tournament and was selected to the all-star team at the 1962 World Championships. In 2002, he was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.
Nilsson won only one national title, in his last season (1969). Yet he was awarded the Guldpucken award in 1966 as the best Swedish player and the Rinkens riddare award in 1967 for sportsmanlike behavior, and was selected to the Swedish all-star team in 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965 and 1967.
Nilsson also played football with Djurgårdens IF, IK Göta and Karlstad BK, and won the national title with Djurgården in 1959. After retiring from competitions he worked as a product developer with Jofa, a Swedish manufacturer of sporting equipment.
Source: Nils Nilsson (ice hockey), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nilsson
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