Hazlitt Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hazlitt 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.

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Hazlitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
Canada801:460,57039,784
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Hazlitt (34) may also be a first name.

Hazlitt 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.

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

= Haslett, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the hazel copse or wood.

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

Hazlitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hazlitt is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hazlitt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hazlitt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 638,206th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 15,277,874 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Hazlitt live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hazlitt is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 34 people.

The surname Hazlitt is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 1,154,328. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent reside, Colorado, where 11 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and New Zealand, where 6 percent reside.

Hazlitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hazlitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hazlitt last name expanded 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hazlitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hazlitt surname is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hazlitt surname are 11.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.11% registered with the party.

The amount Hazlitt earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.84% less than the national average, earning R 178,620 per year; in United States they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $40,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $53,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heazlitt9353/
Hazzlitt931/
Hazllitt931/
Hazlit9213/
Hazlett868,634/
Haslitt8665/
Heazlit8649/
Hezlitt8645/
Haizlit862/
Hazli835,828/
Hayzlett80350/
Heazlett80216/
Hazlette8040/
Haizlett8020/
Hazzlett803/
Hazllett802/
Haxzlett801/
Hadzlett801/
Heaslitt800/
Hatzlett800/
Haezlett800/
Hazletts800/
Jhazlett800/
Hazlip77294/
Hazlet77142/
Khazli7770/
Hazlie7728/
Haslit7723/
Harzli7721/
Chazli7717/
Aclitt771/
Hazliz771/
Haszli771/
Haizli771/
Hazzli771/
Aslitt770/
Azlett770/
Hayzlette753/
Hazellett752/
Hayzelett751/
Hazelliet751/
Haizelett750/
Azli733,201/
Haslett714,023/
Haizlip71573/
Hezlett7173/
Hayzlip7115/
Haislit7111/
Hazslip719/
Hayslit717/
Chazlis716/
Hazzlet712/
Hazlete711/
Hazleip711/
Heaxlit711/
Hoclitt711/
Haclett711/
Asliett711/
Haizeli711/
Hazellette710/
Hozlett710/
Hazlipp710/
Heslitt710/
Heazlet710/
Auclitt710/
Hayzlet710/
Hasliet710/
Hasslit710/
Hazlets710/
Hajli672,810/
Hayslett672,076/
Hazle671,261/
Harzelli67900/
Hasli67622/
Heaslett67101/
Haislett6797/
Jazli6790/
Aslit6766/
Azlie6746/
Hazla6735/
Gazli6730/
Hazly6728/
Azlis6723/
Haçli6721/
Azlia6717/
Azlai678/
Azzli678/
Azsli678/
Aszli677/
Hasslett676/
Azlio675/
Haslette674/
Azlet674/
Hozli674/
Azliz674/
Ahzli674/
Hacli673/
Azlli673/
Azliy672/
Chaslett671/
Hazellet671/
Haztslid671/
Hatclett671/
Ajzelett671/
Khazelli671/
Eazli671/
Hauslett670/
Agillitt670/
Hazellip670/
Hasleidt670/

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