Hazelwood Surname

43,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Hazelwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hazlewood,' parishes in the Dioceses Southwell and Norwich. Also Hazlewood, a township in the parish of Skipton, Yorks; and Hazlewood, a township in the parish of Tadcaster, Yorkshire.

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Hazelwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,5881:42,2055,187
England1,3731:40,5815,218
Canada6431:57,3036,775
Australia6011:44,9185,648
New Zealand2231:20,3063,569
Trinidad and Tobago881:15,5001,955
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines651:1,733351
Antigua and Barbuda411:2,419382
Wales331:93,7747,567
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
British Virgin Islands131:2,430298
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Panama71:558,8949,437
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Anguilla11:13,436792
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4771:51,1016,204
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5491:91,4739,402

Hazelwood (11) may also be a first name.

Hazelwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hazlewood,' parishes in the Dioceses Southwell and Norwich. Also Hazlewood, a township in the parish of Skipton, Yorks; and Hazlewood, a township in the parish of Tadcaster, Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Hesilwode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus de Heselwode, 1379: ibid.

John Hesilwode, 1379: ibid.

1553. Married — John Hasylwood and Katheryne Weste: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(English) One who came from Hazlewood (wood where hazel bushes grew), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. A wood where hazel—nuts grow.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hazelwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hazelwood occurs most in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hazelwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hazelwood is the 43,973rd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 616,752 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Hazelwood live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

Hazelwood is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,588 people, or 1 in 42,205. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Tennessee, where 7 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Hazelwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hazelwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hazelwood surname rose 1,564 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 288 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 660 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,250 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hazelwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hazelwood last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hazelwood last name are 17.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Hazelwood earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.31% more than the national average, earning R 309,672 per year; in United States they earn 8.82% less than the national average, earning $39,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,062 CAD per year.

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Hazelwood Reference & Research

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