Looking for info on a family name,,,,Hazlett?

Question

i need some info on the surname Hazlett.My friend was born in Scotland but adopted when young and doesnt have any idea of the roots of his surname.Help please.Origins,etc etc,,meaning of the name and the likes.thanx.

Answer 1

Have a look at this link I think you will find out quite a bit about your ancestors on there.http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=10&ln=hazlett&fn=

Answer 2

Yours is a really interesting question.
In the 1980's I was living in hospital owned accommodation in Soho in Frith Street and the blue plaque on the wall of the house said 'William Hazlett essayist lived here' , the house must have been bombed in the war as it appeared 'crooked' when you walked up the stairs.
Apparently it is now a posh hotel called Hazletts. I often wondered who William Hazlett was and I have never heard of the name Hazlett since then until reading your question today.
Maybe your friend is related.

Answer 3

From http://links2history.com/namee.htm

Hazelett is a diminutive form of the English Place name Hazel, which described the man who lived near the hazel tree or grove, from the Old English word hoesel. Variations are Hazell, Hasel, Haisell, Hessels, Heazel . The Swedish cognate is Hassel or Hessel, while Swedish ornamental compound versions are Hasselberg, Hesselberg, Hasselblad, Hesselblad, Hasselgrn , and Hasselqvist.

Hazlett is an English (although now primarily Northern Ireland) place name for the man who lived near the hazel copse, from Old English haeslett, a derivative of hoesel = hazel. Variations are Hazlitt, Haslett, Haslitt, Hezlett, Heaslett .

From http://www.houseofnames.com/coatofarms_details.asp?s=hazlett&sId=

Origin Displayed: English

The name hazlett has a history dating as far back as the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from when the hazlett family lived in one of a variety of similarly-named places. The settlement of Heselden is in Durham, while Haselden is in Sussex. Haslingden is in Lancashire, Hazeldon Farm is in Wiltshire, and Hazelton is in Gloucestershire. The surname hazlett belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hazeltine, Hazelton, Hazletine, Hasleden, Hazleton, Haseltine, Haselton, Hasletine, Haslett, Aseltine and many more.

First found in Sussex where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Hazledine settled in New England in 1775; Charles Hazeltine settled in Philadelphia in 1774; John Hazelton settled in New York State in 1811; James, John, and Samuel Hazlett arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.

Answer 4

i know someone with the surname hazlett,in scotland,

Answer 5

The old Hazletts are a famous clan.

There are rumors that they trace their beginnings all the way back to apes.

Answer 6

I'd suggest you make yourself known here:

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dconrw1/HRep/Hhtml/hazlettrep.html

There seems to be some kind of organised one-name study group related to this surname. Good luck! (It doesn't seem to have been updated in a loooooooong time though!!!)

Answer 7

not looking, its my name and I have documentation back to 1544...gone as far as I can go which is better than most. our family kept records and records from a bill of sale of land, to goods