Hazard Surname
Approximately 10,349 people bear this surname
Hazard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Hansard,' a merchant of one of the Hanse towns, a member of the Hanseatic league. Lower, following Ferguson, says it is a personal name. This is quite possible, but so far as I am aware neither offers any evidence.
Read More About This SurnameHazard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,699 | 1:63,600 | 7,451 |
| France | 2,327 | 1:28,544 | 3,481 |
| England | 644 | 1:86,519 | 9,455 |
| Belgium | 308 | 1:37,327 | 6,097 |
| Canada | 206 | 1:178,862 | 17,839 |
| Australia | 203 | 1:132,984 | 14,423 |
| Chile | 200 | 1:88,082 | 3,411 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Haiti | 79 | 1:135,239 | 5,953 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Sweden | 50 | 1:196,935 | 13,646 |
| Scotland | 43 | 1:124,507 | 7,876 |
| Afghanistan | 37 | 1:869,005 | 8,756 |
| Northern Ireland | 31 | 1:59,517 | 4,663 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Jamaica | 14 | 1:204,996 | 5,998 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 47 | 1:94,252 | 6,181 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 491 | 1:49,644 | 6,071 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,835 | 1:27,367 | 3,363 |
The alternate forms: Hazárd (2) are calculated separately.
Hazard (327) may also be a first name.
Hazard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Hansard,' a merchant of one of the Hanse towns, a member of the Hanseatic league. Lower, following Ferguson, says it is a personal name. This is quite possible, but so far as I am aware neither offers any evidence. My instances are from the East coast, which strongly suggests a Hanseatic origin. Luke Hansard, the founder of the Parliamentary Hansard, was born in Norwich in 1752 (Chambers' Encyc. v. 332). As will be seen below, his ancestors were in the same county five centuries earlier. Hassard and Hazard are perhaps modifications; but v. Hassard.
Gilbert Haunsard, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Haunsard, Norfolk, ibid.
John Hasard, Yorkshire, ibid.
John Haunsard, Northamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Gilbert Haunssard, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
William Hasard, Close Rolls, 36 Henry III.
Alan de Haunsard, taverner, 4 Edward II: Freemen of York.
1624-5. Edward Hassard and Elizabeth French: Marriage Lic. (London).
1631. John Hansard and Athe French Nevinson: ibid.
(French) 1 Hare [French hase, female hare, O.H.Ger. haso (Ger. hose), a hare + the French diminutive (and intens.) suff. -ard-Teutonic hard, hard] 2 Grey [from the Frankish cognate of Old English haso, grey (prob. conn, with Ger.
hase, a hare) + the suff. -ard, as above] Thomas Hasard.—Hundred Rolls 3 an old nickname for a Dice-Player [Old French hazard, hazart, hasart (French hasard, a hazard); Span. azar, an unlucky throw (at dice); prob. Arabic] La femme dudit Henri dit aux diz Rubin et Gosselin: alez vous on hors de ceans, vous n’estes que un hasart. Et ledit Robin dist: Je ne suis point hazart. Cellm est hazart qui joue sa femme aux dez. - Du Cange, s.v. ‘hazardor.'
(French) One who played games of chance, a gambler.
(British.) From ard, nature, and has, high—of high disposition, proud, independent.
Ard, art, ert, the termination of several thousand names, is generally equivalent to "son," and is derived from German, art, kind, species, race. Among other names are Bichard, Billiard (Bill), Bustard (Bust), Buzzard, Canard, Caward, Chaffard (Chaff, i. e. Chauve), Clayard (Clay), Clinkard, Costard, Covert, Coward (Cow), Custard (Cust), Dullard (Dull), Galliard, Glazard (Glaze), Grillard, Guessard, Hazard, Izzard, Killard, Klinkheart (Klink), Lollard, Mansard, Mustard (Moist, for Moyce, Moyes, i. e. Moses), Packard (Pack), Peckard (Peck or Pech), Perchard, Pinchard (Pinch), Pirssard, Pissard, Poignard, Pollard (Pol or Paul), Popard, Punchard (Punch), Ramard (Ram), Rollard, Spillard (Spill), Stoppard, Touchard (Touch), Trenchard (Trench), Windard, Woolard (Wool), Workhard, &c.
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Hazard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hazard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hazard is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Hazárd. For other potential spellings of Hazard click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hazard? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hazard is the 49,683rd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 704,179 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Hazard are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 484,932nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 327 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,699 people, or 1 in 63,600. In The United States Hazard is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and Rhode Island, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States Hazard exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Hazard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hazard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hazard surname expanded 311 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hazard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Hazard last name is predominantly Catholic (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hazard last name are 2.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.31% being registered with the party.
The amount Hazard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.42% more than the national average, earning R 540,432 per year; in United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning $49,820 CAD per year.
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