Hazlett Surname
Approximately 8,634 people bear this surname
Hazlett Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hazel head,' i.e. one who dwelt at the head of the hazel wood; compare Akenhead (the head of the oaks) and Birkenhead (the head of the birks or birches). By corruption Birkenhead or Birkhead became Birkett, just as Beckhead (at the head of the beck, the stream) became Becket.
Read More About This SurnameHazlett Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 6,869 | 1:52,767 | 6,340 |
Canada | 541 | 1:68,106 | 7,844 |
Australia | 283 | 1:95,391 | 10,845 |
England | 254 | 1:219,362 | 18,571 |
Northern Ireland | 224 | 1:8,237 | 1,384 |
New Zealand | 179 | 1:25,298 | 4,427 |
Scotland | 163 | 1:32,846 | 3,278 |
Ireland | 69 | 1:68,245 | 4,322 |
Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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Ireland | 257 | 1:17,237 | 2,109 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 1,287 | 1:39,020 | 4,614 |
Hazlett (29) may also be a first name.
Hazlett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hazel head,' i.e. one who dwelt at the head of the hazel wood; compare Akenhead (the head of the oaks) and Birkenhead (the head of the birks or birches). By corruption Birkenhead or Birkhead became Birkett, just as Beckhead (at the head of the beck, the stream) became Becket. In a similar way Hazelhead narrowed itself into Haslet, &c. Hazlehead is a hamlet in the parish of Thurlstone, West Riding of Yorks; compare Haselfoot (i.e. one who dwelt at the foot of the hazel wood), London Directory.—Three years after writing the above I came across:
1582. Roger Haslehead, rector of Croglin. Cumberland: Jefferson's History of Leath Ward.
= Haslett, q.v.
(English) Dweller at the hazel copse or wood.
Hazlett Demographics
Average Male Hazlett Height
176.12 cm
Average Female Hazlett Height
159.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hazlett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hazlett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hazlett is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hazlett? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hazlett is the 58,542nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 844,052 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Hazlett are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hazlett is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name in the world, held by 29 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 6,869 people, or 1 in 52,767. In The United States Hazlett is most numerous in: Ohio, where 11 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Hazlett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hazlett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hazlett last name rose 534 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 668 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 959 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 73 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hazlett Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hazlett last name are 17.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.27% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hazlett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.55% less than the national average, earning $42,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.12% more than the national average, earning $55,208 CAD per year.
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Hazlett Reference & Research
Haslett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Haslett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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