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

Hazlett, 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 Hazlett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hazlett in America

Hazlett is the 6611th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hazlett surname appeared 5,122 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Hazlett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hazlett 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 Hazlett

The surname Hazlett is of English origin, deriving from the Old English personal name Hazelsæta, which means "hazel-dweller" or "one who lives by the hazel trees." This name dates back to the early medieval period in England, around the 7th to 10th centuries.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Hazlett can be found in various historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries. It was initially spelled in different ways, such as Haselsete, Haselset, and Haslitt, reflecting the regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions of the time.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a comprehensive survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror, there are mentions of individuals with similar names, such as Hazelwode and Hazelgrave, suggesting the existence of early forms of the Hazlett surname.

The Hazlett name was particularly prominent in the counties of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk, where it was associated with certain place names derived from the Old English word "hæsel," meaning hazel. For instance, the village of Hazlewood in Yorkshire might have been the origin of some Hazlett families.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname was Robert de Haselset, who was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1195. Another notable figure was John Hazlitt (1778-1830), an English writer, philosopher, and painter, best known for his essays on various subjects, including literature, philosophy, and politics.

Other notable individuals with the Hazlett surname include:

1. William Hazlitt (1737-1820), an English writer and Unitarian minister, and the father of the essayist William Hazlitt.
2. Charles Hazlitt (1835-1907), an English lawyer and legal writer, known for his compilation of legal texts and glossaries.
3. William Carew Hazlitt (1834-1913), an English bibliographer and writer, famous for his contributions to the study of English literature and book collecting.
4. William Hazlitt the Younger (1811-1893), an English writer and editor, and the grandson of William Hazlitt.
5. John Hazlitt (1810-1875), an English lawyer and literary scholar, best known for his work on early English literature and drama.

The Hazlett surname has undergone various spelling variations over the centuries, including Hazlitt, Hazlitt, Haslitt, and Haslett, reflecting the fluidity of surname spellings in early modern England. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remain rooted in the Old English concept of "hazel-dweller" or "one who lives by the hazel trees."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hazlett

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

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

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