Find out how popular the last name Haslem is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Haslem.

Haslem, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Haslem surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Haslem in America

Haslem is the 39419th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Haslem surname appeared 558 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Haslem.

We can also compare 2010 data for Haslem to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Haslem

The surname Haslem is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "hæs" meaning "brushwood" or "underwood" and "lẽam" meaning "a woodland clearing" or "an open space in a wood". This suggests that the name was initially given to someone who lived near or in a woodland clearing or a small open space within a wooded area.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears to be in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is listed as Hæsleme, referring to a place name in Surrey. This indicates that the surname Haslem likely originated in the southern counties of England during the 11th century or earlier.

In the 13th century, records show the name spelled as Hasselme and Hasselum, further reinforcing its connection to the Old English words for woodland clearings. Some variations of the spelling include Haslam, Haslem, and Haselam.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John de Haslum, who was recorded in the Assize Rolls of Lancashire in 1285. Another early example is William de Haselum, mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1327.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, several notable individuals bore the surname Haslem. These include Richard Haslam (1553-1618), an English clergyman who served as the Bishop of Chester, and Thomas Haslam (1619-1672), an English politician who was a Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme.

In the 18th century, John Haslem (1708-1784) was a prominent English surveyor and cartographer, known for his detailed maps of various counties in England. Additionally, William Haslem (1737-1820) was a British naval officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.

Another notable bearer of the name was Edward Haslem (1825-1896), a British architect who designed several churches and other buildings in the Gothic Revival style. His works include St. Stephen's Church in Bournemouth and St. Michael's Church in Bournemouth.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Haslem

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Haslem.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Haslem was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Haslem has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Haslem was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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