Halsey Surname
Approximately 13,802 people bear this surname
Halsey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Hallsley.' Although this is the undoubted origin of the name I cannot find the spot. Nothing can be more unsatisfactory (speaking etymologically, not genealogically) than Mr. Lower's quotation from Burke's Landed Gentry, that 'the founder of this family was William Hawse, alias Chamber, to whom Henry VIII granted the rectory and patronage of Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, where, under the name of Halsey, the family have ever since resided': Patronymic Britannia
1564-5.
Read More About This SurnameHalsey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,369 | 1:34,956 | 4,358 |
| England | 2,405 | 1:23,168 | 3,227 |
| Australia | 434 | 1:62,202 | 7,507 |
| Canada | 264 | 1:139,567 | 14,363 |
| New Zealand | 107 | 1:42,321 | 7,058 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,282 | 1:19,014 | 2,735 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,490 | 1:20,168 | 2,543 |
Halsey (668) may also be a first name.
Halsey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Hallsley.' Although this is the undoubted origin of the name I cannot find the spot. Nothing can be more unsatisfactory (speaking etymologically, not genealogically) than Mr. Lower's quotation from Burke's Landed Gentry, that 'the founder of this family was William Hawse, alias Chamber, to whom Henry VIII granted the rectory and patronage of Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, where, under the name of Halsey, the family have ever since resided': Patronymic Britannia
1564-5. John Haulsley, Trin. Coll. Oxf.: Register of the University of Oxford.
In this register Halsey, Haulsee, Hailed, and Haulsley are placed under the same heading (v. Index, pt. iv). (a) Local, 'at the halsehey,' i.e. the enclosure of hazeltrees, from residence thereby; v. Halse and Hey.
1565. Married — Robert Halsay and Bridget Dawson: St. Mary Aldermary.
1620. Whorwood Shadwell and Elizabeth Halsey, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).
1741. Married — John Halsey and Mary Lowndes: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Halsey: v. under Halse, and + Middle English hey, hay, Old English haga, an enclosure, or Middle Englishey, Old English í(e)g, an island, or low riparian land.
The founder of this family was William Hawse alias Chamber, to whom Henry VIII. granted the rectory and patronage of Great Gaddesden, co. Hertford, where, under the name of Halsey, the family have ever since resided. B.L.G.
Local. From Hals, and ey or ig, Saxon, an island, water, the sea; the neck on the water, or running into the sea. The island neck.
William de Halasa, Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Britia de Alisy and Silvester, 1180-95 (Ib.); Robert de Alsey, England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Halsey Demographics
Average Halsey Salary in
United States
$42,249 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Halsey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halsey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Halsey is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Halsey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,135th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 528,007 people. Halsey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Halsey reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Halsey is also the 321,047th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 668 people.
Halsey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,369 people, or 1 in 34,956. In The United States Halsey is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Halsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Halsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Halsey last name grew 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Halsey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Halsey surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Halsey last name are 16.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.76% registered with the political party.
The amount Halsey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.75% more than the national average, earning 525,163 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 95.2% more than the national average, earning R 463,860 per year; in United States they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $42,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $50,279 CAD per year.
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