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

Hazleton, 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 Hazleton surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hazleton in America

Hazleton is the 76533rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hazleton surname appeared 251 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 Hazleton.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hazleton 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 Hazleton

The surname Hazleton is an English locational name derived from the town of Hazleton in Gloucestershire, England. The name is thought to have originated in the late 11th or early 12th century, during the Norman conquest of England.

The earliest known record of the name Hazleton can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is listed as "Haselton". This name is derived from the Old English words "hæsel" meaning hazel and "tun" meaning settlement or town, suggesting that the area was once a hazel-wooded settlement.

During the Middle Ages, the name appeared in various spellings such as Haselton, Haslton, and Hazeltun, reflecting regional dialects and the evolving nature of the English language. One notable bearer of the name was John Hazleton, a prominent landowner in Gloucestershire who lived in the late 13th century.

As people began migrating from rural areas to cities in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Hazleton surname spread across England. One of the earliest recorded instances of the modern spelling "Hazleton" can be found in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, dated 1598.

Notable individuals with the surname Hazleton include:

1. Sir Thomas Hazleton (1560-1628), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire.
2. William Hazleton (1737-1820), an English botanist and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy.
3. Elizabeth Hazleton (1786-1864), an English writer and poet who published several collections of poetry during the Romantic era.
4. Robert Hazleton (1892-1964), an American journalist and war correspondent who covered major events such as World War II and the Korean War.
5. Lesley Hazleton (born 1945), a British-American writer and psychologist known for her works on Middle Eastern history and culture.

While the Hazleton surname is not among the most common in English-speaking countries, it has a rich history dating back to the Norman conquest and the early days of English settlement. The name's origins in the hazel-wooded town of Hazleton in Gloucestershire have been preserved through centuries of use and variation.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hazleton

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

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

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