Hazelton
A surname probably referring to a hazel tree or a place associated with hazels.
The #7,181 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 66,311 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Hazelton is most naturally explained as a place-name surname built from Old English elements. The first element is hazel, the tree name, and the second is probably tun, meaning an enclosure, farmstead, or settlement. In some older references, similar names are treated as if they could also involve another place-element or be influenced by a local place-name, so the exact formation is not always certain.
History
The name appears in English surname lists and was later carried into North America. Some 19th-century writers grouped Hazelton with other -ton names and treated it as a disguised place-name, sometimes even suggesting a form like Hazel-dean in particular local contexts. In modern use it is best understood as an English habitational surname with a clear nature-based first element.
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Fun fact
Because of the hazel tree connection, Hazelton belongs to a large family of surnames that began as references to the landscape around a home or village.
From the historical record
“wood, Hazlegrove, Hazleton, Hazelton. tVlAC Conc|iA"6A, MacEnchroe, MacEncroe, Crough, Crowe. tVlAC ConcyitJACAti, Croughan,”
— Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish names and surnames