Hasel Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Hasel is a familiar spelling of the English name Hazel. The name is usually explained as “Dweller at, or near, the hazel bushes”.

Heraldry and the Hasel name

Arms linked to Hazel and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

A variant of Hazel

Only a small detail separates the spellings: Hasel has “s” where Hazel has “z”. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Hazell.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Hasel surname had 216 bearers. Want more than a summary? See the Hasel family name pack.