Hazelhurst Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Hazelhurst Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hazel hurst,' i.e. the hazel wood; v. Hurst and Hazlewood.

Hazelhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3421:162,91815,185
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
South Africa1841:294,44428,524
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Wales201:154,72710,755
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:105,98010,540
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Hazelhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hazel hurst,' i.e. the hazel wood; v. Hurst and Hazlewood.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Hazelhurst Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hazelhurst Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hazelhurst is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hazelhurst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 413,768th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. Hazelhurst occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Hazelhurst reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 162,918. In England it is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside, Cheshire, where 12 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 22 percent reside.

Hazelhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hazelhurst has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hazelhurst last name increased 149 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 422 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hazelhurst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hazelhurst last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hazelhurst surname are 15.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Hazelhurst earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 4% more than the national average, earning R 247,140 per year; in United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $47,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.21% less than the national average, earning $32,686 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hazzelhurst950/
Hazelhorst90178/
Haselhurst90154/
Hazzlehurst860/
Aselhurst840/
Haslehurst80593/
Hasilhurst800/
Heselhurst800/
Haselhirst800/
Hasselhorst7650/
Haseilorst701/
Hasilhorst701/

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