Hazlewood Surname

98,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Hazlewood 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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Hazlewood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4091:150,46015,475
England1,1701:47,6225,975
Canada3591:102,63411,114
Australia2571:105,04211,793
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
Panama901:43,4702,227
Antigua and Barbuda881:1,127192
Wales571:54,2904,971
Guyana441:17,3232,264
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines291:3,885538
Scotland211:254,94412,577
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Barbados171:16,909980
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Montserrat11:4,947471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6681:36,4904,745
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0491:47,8735,476

Hazlewood (29) may also be a first name.

Hazlewood 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) Dweller at the Hazel- Wood [Old English hæsel + wudu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

Hazlewood Last Name Facts

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

Hazlewood is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hazlewood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hazlewood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 98,979th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,522,362 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Hazlewood live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 29 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,409 people, or 1 in 150,460. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 20 percent live, Tennessee, where 11 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Hazlewood exists in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Hazlewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hazlewood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hazlewood surname grew 230 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hazlewood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hazlewood last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hazlewood surname are 6.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hazlewood earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning R 262,896 per year; in United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.07% more than the national average, earning $54,187 CAD per year.

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