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UK surname

Hazelton

A locational surname referring to someone from any of the places named Hazelton in England or the United States.

In the 1881 census there were 308 people recorded with the Hazelton surname, ranking it #9,542 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 642, ranked #8,249, up from #9,542 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Clacton, Great, London parishes and Lambeth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Tendring and Maldon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hazelton is 703 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 108.4%.

1881 census count

308

Ranked #9,542

Modern count

642

2016, ranked #8,249

Peak year

2000

703 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hazelton had 308 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,542 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 642 in 2016, ranked #8,249.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 535 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Hazelton surname distribution map

The map shows where the Hazelton surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Hazelton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hazelton over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 120 #15,144
1861 historical 133 #16,835
1881 historical 308 #9,542
1891 historical 339 #10,089
1901 historical 473 #8,395
1911 historical 535 #7,445
1997 modern 670 #7,495
1998 modern 691 #7,560
1999 modern 693 #7,580
2000 modern 703 #7,463
2001 modern 694 #7,425
2002 modern 696 #7,546
2003 modern 678 #7,587
2004 modern 696 #7,437
2005 modern 682 #7,502
2006 modern 665 #7,678
2007 modern 664 #7,745
2008 modern 651 #7,908
2009 modern 657 #8,006
2010 modern 673 #8,024
2011 modern 659 #8,073
2012 modern 660 #7,975
2013 modern 648 #8,238
2014 modern 655 #8,203
2015 modern 648 #8,217
2016 modern 642 #8,249

Geography

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Where Hazeltons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Clacton, Great, London parishes, Lambeth and Glasgow. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Tendring and Maldon. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Clacton, Great Essex
2 London parishes London 1
3 London parishes London 3
4 Lambeth London (South Districts)
5 Glasgow Lanark

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Tendring 016 Tendring
2 Tendring 014 Tendring
3 Tendring 004 Tendring
4 Maldon 008 Maldon
5 Tendring 002 Tendring

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hazelton

These lists show first names that appear often with the Hazelton surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hazelton

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Hazelton, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Hazelton surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Hazelton household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Hazelton is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Hazelton is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Hazelton falls in decile 4 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

4
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Hazelton is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Hazelton, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Hazelton

The surname Hazelton is of English origin, derived from the habitation name "Hazelton" which refers to a place or settlement where hazel trees grew abundantly. The name is believed to have emerged in the late 12th or early 13th century.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname can be traced back to the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1230, where a certain Richard de Haselton is mentioned. These rolls were a collection of financial records maintained by the English Exchequer during the medieval period.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various spellings such as Haselton, Haseltone, and Haselthon, reflecting the regional variations in pronunciation and spelling at the time. The surname is closely associated with the Yorkshire area, particularly around the town of Hazelton, which is now part of Wakefield.

One notable historical figure bearing the Hazelton surname was Sir Richard Hazelton (1490-1559), a member of the English gentry who served as a Member of Parliament for Yorkshire during the reign of King Henry VIII. He was also a prominent landowner and is recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of 1524 and 1547.

Another individual of note was John Hazelton (1615-1690), an English Puritan who migrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s. He was among the early settlers of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and served as a selectman and a deacon in the local church.

In the late 17th century, a family by the name of Hazelton established themselves in the county of Shropshire, England. One of their descendants, Thomas Hazelton (1725-1798), was a prominent merchant and landowner in the town of Bridgnorth.

During the 18th century, the Hazelton surname also appeared in Scotland, particularly in the Borders region. One notable Scottish bearer of the name was Robert Hazelton (1760-1832), a renowned clockmaker and inventor from Jedburgh.

Throughout its history, the Hazelton surname has been associated with various occupations, including agriculture, trade, and craftsmanship, reflecting the diverse backgrounds of those who bore this name.

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1881 census detail

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Hazelton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hazelton surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Essex leads with 54 Hazeltons recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.08x.

County Total Index
Essex 54 9.08x
Middlesex 49 1.63x
Suffolk 47 12.80x
Surrey 38 2.59x
Kent 27 2.63x
Lanarkshire 18 1.85x
Cumberland 14 5.39x
Durham 11 1.23x
Lancashire 11 0.31x
Somerset 9 1.85x
Oxfordshire 7 3.76x
Norfolk 6 1.29x
Renfrewshire 6 2.57x
Staffordshire 6 0.59x
Sussex 4 0.79x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.55x
Royal Navy 1 2.78x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Belstead in Suffolk leads with 21 Hazeltons recorded in 1881 and an index of 6363.64x.

Place Total Index
Belstead 21 6363.64x
Islington London 14 4.79x
Lambeth 12 4.57x
Maryhill 12 62.89x
Springfield 11 421.46x
Lynesack Softley 10 413.22x
Preston Quarter 9 123.80x
Broomfield 7 752.69x
Chipping Norton 7 162.79x
Croydon 7 8.59x
Ipswich St Mary Stoke 7 205.28x
Plumstead 7 20.42x
St Marylebone London 7 4.35x
Bedminster 6 13.16x
Govan 6 2.49x
Maldon St Marys 6 419.58x
Rochester St Nicholas 6 187.50x
Southminster 6 458.02x
St Osyth 6 413.79x
Stoke Upon Trent 6 5.56x
Wells Next Sea 6 222.22x
West Greenock 6 14.31x
Hornsey 5 13.12x
Leaveland 5 3846.15x
Little Holland 5 8333.33x
Liverpool 5 2.30x
Newbourn 5 3333.33x
Richmond 5 24.30x
Tottenham 5 10.41x
Asheldham 4 2666.67x
Eastbourne 4 17.10x
Ipswich St Nicholas 4 198.02x
Swanscombe 4 86.58x
Westminster St Margaret 4 27.51x
Wherstead 4 1481.48x
Clerkenwell London 3 4.22x
Crosscanonby 3 34.97x
Deptford St Paul 3 3.78x
Hammersmith London 3 4.04x
Hulme 3 4.02x
Ipswich St Clement 3 32.15x
Southwark St John 3 32.54x
St George In East London 3 10.58x
Sutton 3 28.22x
Taunton St James 3 42.37x
Great Glemham 2 571.43x
Hensingham 2 94.34x
Lingfield 2 69.93x
Prittlewell 2 24.24x
Shoreditch London 2 1.53x
Walton On Hill 2 10.32x
Aylesbury 1 12.39x
Bermondsey 1 1.11x
Byfleet 1 76.34x
Caterham 1 15.41x
Chelmsford 1 9.79x
Colchester St Leonard 1 52.08x
Feering 1 128.21x
Great Dunmow 1 32.26x
Greenwich 1 2.08x
Hackney London 1 0.59x
Newington 1 0.90x
Royal Navy 1 3.26x
South Shoebury 1 41.84x
Sproughton 1 156.25x
St George Hanover Square 1 1.88x
St Pancras London 1 0.41x
Streatham 1 4.47x
Strood 1 17.04x
Sunderland 1 6.31x
Theydon Garnon 1 73.53x
Wandsworth 1 3.45x
West Ham 1 0.76x
Wigan 1 2.00x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Hazelton surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 14
Elizabeth 12
Jane 11
Eliza 9
Emma 7
Sarah 7
Annie 6
Louisa 5
Hannah 4
Rose 4
Alice 3
Charlotte 3
Edith 3
Ellen 3
Martha 3
Minnie 3
Ada 2
Ann 2
Eleanor 2
Elenor 2
Elizibth. 2
Harriett 2
Jemima 2
Lucy 2
Susannah 2
Agnes 1
Amy 1
Anne 1
Arthur 1
Careline 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Elsie 1
Ethel 1
Ethol 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Frederick 1
Georgina 1
H. 1
Harriet 1
Henrietta 1
Isabel 1
Kate 1
Laure 1
Lousia 1
Lucinda 1
Lydia 1
Matilda 1
Maud 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Hazelton surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 15
John 14
George 12
Charles 9
Joseph 6
Robert 6
Thomas 6
Alfred 5
James 5
Frank 4
Frederick 4
Walter 4
Albert 3
Ernest 3
Harry 3
Henry 3
Arthur 2
Herbert 2
Richard 2
Abraham 1
Bertie 1
Clement 1
Eath. 1
Edd.Geo. 1
Edgar 1
Francis 1
Fred. 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Jas.B. 1
Jessee 1
Jno. 1
Jonas 1
Jonathan 1
Leonard 1
Philip 1
Philup 1
Robt.G. 1
Rupert 1
Samuel 1
Sydney 1
Tom 1
Victor 1
W. 1

FAQ

Hazelton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hazelton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 308 people were recorded with the Hazelton surname. That placed it at #9,542 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hazelton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 642 in 2016. That gives Hazelton a modern rank of #8,249.

What does the Hazelton surname mean?

A locational surname referring to someone from any of the places named Hazelton in England or the United States.

What does the Hazelton map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Hazelton bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.