Explore the Family Name Hazlewood

The meaning of Hazlewood

English (Warwickshire): variant of Hazelwood.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Hazlewood in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hazlewood saw minor shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hazlewood was ranked 16,517 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had slipped slightly to 16,630—a 0.68% decrease. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased from 1,602 in 2000 to 1,724 in 2010, representing a 7.62% growth. However, when taking into account the rising U.S. population, the proportion of people named Hazlewood per 100k decreased by 1.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,517	#16,630	-0.68%
Count	1,602	1,724	7.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.58	-1.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hazlewood

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting trends among those with the surname Hazlewood. In 2000, the majority of Hazlewoods identified as White (88.58%), a figure that declined slightly to 86.37% by 2010. Over the same period, the percentage of Hazlewoods identifying as Black rose from 6.93% to 7.42%. Meanwhile, despite making up small proportions of the overall Hazlewood population, both the Hispanic and those identifying as two or more races segments saw significant growth, increasing by 55.08% and 57.6% respectively. The percentage of Hazlewoods identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 25.81%, while American Indian and Alaskan Native representation saw a modest rise from 0.75% to 0.87%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.58%	86.37%	-2.49%
Black	6.93%	7.42%	7.07%
Hispanic	1.87%	2.9%	55.08%
Two or More Races	1.25%	1.97%	57.6%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.75%	0.87%	16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0.46%	-25.81%