Hassel

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)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Hassel Island

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hassel is the 16022^nd 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, sheals