English Etymology As a German surname, from has (“marsh”) + archaic loh (“forest clearing”). As a Swedish surname, from hassel (“hazel”). As a Belgian surname, from Hasselt in Flanders. Proper noun Hassel (plural Hassels) A surname. Derived terms Hassel Island Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Hassel is the 16022nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1811 individuals. Hassel is most common among White (82.33%) and Black/African American (11.49%) individuals. Further reading Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hassel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 139. Anagrams Lashes, halses, hassle, lashes, selahs, shales, shealsWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.