Heslett Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Heslett Surname Definition:
HESLET: Probably an old spelling of Haslett or Hazlitt. John Heslet, waulker, burgess of Glasgow, 1575 (Burgesses).
Heslett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
Heslett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
HESLET: Probably an old spelling of Haslett or Hazlitt. John Heslet, waulker, burgess of Glasgow, 1575 (Burgesses).
Heslett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heslett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heslett is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Heslett.
How Common Is The Last Name Heslett? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Heslett occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Heslett live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 141,926. In Northern Ireland Heslett is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Beside Northern Ireland this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Heslett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Heslett has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Heslett surname decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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