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

Hazan, 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 Hazan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hazan in America

Hazan is the 28998th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hazan surname appeared 819 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 Hazan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hazan 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 Hazan

The surname Hazan is of Arabic origin and has its roots in the Middle Eastern region. The name is derived from the Arabic word "hazzan," which means a cantor or a leader of prayer in a synagogue. It is believed to have originated in the early medieval period, around the 7th or 8th century CE, when Arab influence spread across various regions, including parts of Europe and Africa.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Hazan surname can be found in the Cairo Geniza, a collection of Jewish manuscripts and documents discovered in the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo, Egypt, dating back to the 11th century. These documents provide valuable insights into the lives and customs of medieval Jewish communities in the Middle East and North Africa.

In the 12th century, the name Hazan appeared in the records of the Jewish community in Spain, where it was closely associated with the role of the hazzan in synagogues. During this period, the Iberian Peninsula witnessed a significant influx of Jews from North Africa and the Middle East, contributing to the spread and establishment of the surname.

Prominent individuals who have carried the Hazan surname include Joseph ben Judah Hazan, a renowned scholar and poet from the 12th century who lived in Seville, Spain. Another notable figure was Isaac Hazan, a 14th-century rabbi and philosopher from Castile, Spain, known for his work on Jewish law and ethics.

In the 15th century, the Hazan surname gained prominence in the Ottoman Empire, particularly in the cities of Istanbul and Salonica (present-day Thessaloniki, Greece), where vibrant Jewish communities thrived. One prominent individual from this era was Abraham Hazan, a respected rabbi and scholar from Salonica, who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

Moving forward to the 16th century, the Hazan surname can be found in the records of the Jewish community in Morocco, where it was associated with the role of the hazzan in local synagogues. One notable figure from this period was Abraham Hazan, a Moroccan-born rabbi and scholar who lived in the early 16th century.

As the Jewish diaspora spread across Europe and the Americas, the Hazan surname continued to be carried by families of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish descent, maintaining its connection to the role of the cantor or prayer leader in synagogues.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hazan

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

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 Hazan 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 Hazan 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 Hazan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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