Hazlehurst Surname

248,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Hazlehurst Surname Definition:

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

Hazlehurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0191:54,6796,651
United States3301:1,098,36079,589
Canada711:518,95243,932
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Australia411:658,43245,385
Wales181:171,91811,581
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5231:46,6075,778
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Hazlehurst 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

= Haslehurst, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hazlehurst Last Name Facts

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

Hazlehurst is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hazlehurst.

How Common Is The Last Name Hazlehurst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hazlehurst is the 248,333rd most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,554,716 people. The last name Hazlehurst occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Hazlehurst live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,019 people, or 1 in 54,679. In England Hazlehurst is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 17 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found and Cheshire, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Hazlehurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hazlehurst has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hazlehurst surname grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hazlehurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hazlehurst surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hazlehurst earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning $50,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $45,621 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hazalehurst951/
Hazzlehurst950/
Haslehurst90593/
Heslehurst80171/

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