Show ContentsHazen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Gaelic name used by the Hazen family in ancient Ireland was Ó hOsain, which is possibly derived from the word "os," which means deer. 1

Early Origins of the Hazen family

The surname Hazen was first found in County Londonderry (Irish: Doire), a Northern Irish county also known as Derry, in the province of Ulster, where the surname is still the found today.

Early History of the Hazen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hazen research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1598 and 1663 are included under the topic Early Hazen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hazen Spelling Variations

Names written in official documents were generally spelt as they sounded, leading to the problem of one name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion in records of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Hazen that are preserved in documents of the family history are Hassan, Hassen, Hasson, Hason, O'Hassan, Hassane, O'Hessan and many more.

Early Notables of the Hazen family

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Hazen Ranking

In the United States, the name Hazen is the 5,094th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2


United States Hazen migration to the United States +

Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name Hazen:

Hazen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Edward Hazen, who arrived in Rowley, Massachusetts in 1650 3
Hazen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Moses Hazen, who arrived in New York in 1798 3

Canada Hazen migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hazen Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Mr. Daniel Hazen U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 4
  • Sgt. Daniel Hazen Jr., U.E. who settled in Home District [York County], Ontario c. 1784 4
  • Sgt. Daniel Hazen Sr., U.E. who settled in Home District [York County], Ontario c. 1784 4
  • Mr. John Hazen U.E. (b. 1755) born in Massachusetts, USA who settled in Carleton [Saint John City], New Brunswick c. 1784 he died in 1828 4
  • Mr. Joseph Hazen U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Hazen (post 1700) +

  • William E. Hazen, American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Redding; Elected 1904; Elected 1920, 1930, 1932 5
  • W. Dexter Hazen, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1950; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1952 5
  • Sylvester Hazen, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Chemung County, 1844 5
  • Stowell S. Hazen, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1890-94 5
  • Miner C. Hazen, American politician, Mayor of Norfolk, Nebraska, 1903-04 5
  • L. Downer Hazen (b. 1834), American Republican politician, Member of Vermont State House of Representatives, 1870, 1888 (Barnet 1870, St. Johnsbury 1888) 5
  • Irwin R. Hazen, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924 5
  • Horace Hazen, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1848 5
  • Gideon M. Hazen (1810-1880), American politician, Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, 1842 5
  • Henry Hazen, American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Franklin, 1822, 1830, 1836 5
  • ... (Another 16 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Victoria steamboat disaster
  • Ida Hazen, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881


Suggested Readings for the name Hazen +

  • Descendants of Daniel Hazen, United Empire Loyalist by Ross W. McCurdy.

  1. MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
  2. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  4. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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