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Hallett History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Hallett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Hallett family has descended from the ancient Anglo-Saxon word "haletta," meaning "one who is hailed or greeted-a hero, an eminent man." 1

Other sources claim the name came from the expression "of the hall head" 2 or "dweller at the Hall-Head land." 3

Early Origins of the Hallett family

The surname Hallett was first found in Kent where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Hallett family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hallett research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1628, 1652, 1656, 1683, 1687, 1689, 1690, 1691, 1692, 1713, 1722 and 1744 are included under the topic Early Hallett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hallett Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Hallett are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Hallett include: Hallett, Hallet, Hollett, Hollet, Hollitt and many more.

Early Notables of the Hallett family

Notables of the family at this time include

Joseph Hallett or Halet (1628?-1689), an English ejected minister, "born at Bridport, Dorsetshire, about 1628. He became by his own exertions a good Greek scholar and proficient in Hebrew. In 1652 he...
His eldest son, Joseph Hallett or Hallet (1691?-1744), was a nonconformist minister and was born at Exeter in 1691 or 1692. 4

Hallett Ranking

In the United States, the name Hallett is the 5,403^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 5

Hallett migration to the United States +

Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Hallett or a variant listed above:

Hallett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Hallett, who settled in Long Island in 1620
William Hallett, who settled in Long Island in 1630
Andrew Hallett, aged 28, who arrived in New England in 1635 from Weymouth, England possible boat is Mary Gould 6
William Hallett, who landed in Connecticut in 1647 6
Lancelot Hallett, who landed in Virginia in 1671 6

Hallett Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Chr Hallett, who arrived in Virginia in 1715 6

Hallett Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph George Hallett, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1845-1846 6
Isaiah Hallett, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 6
Edward Hallett, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 6
H Hallett, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 6
Francis Hallett, aged 52, who landed in New York in 1862 6

Hallett migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hallett Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Robert Hallett U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 7

Hallett Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. William Hallett, (b. 1827), aged 28, English farmer, from Exeter, Devon, England, UK departing from Falmouth destined for Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Barque John" on 3rd May 1855 which sank after striking the reef, he survived the sinking 8
Mrs. Eliza Hallett, (b. 1832), aged 23, English settler, from Exeter, Devon, England, UK departing from Falmouth destined for Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Barque John" on 3rd May 1855 which sank after striking the reef, she died in the sinking 8

Hallett Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Tom Hallett, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1907

Hallett migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hallett Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Hallett, (Allott), English convict who was convicted in West Riding, Yorkshire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Fairlie" on 14th October 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 9
John Hallett, who arrived in Holdfast Bay, Australia aboard the ship "Africaine" in 1836 10
Maria Hallett, who arrived in Holdfast Bay, Australia aboard the ship "Africaine" in 1836 10
Richard Hallett, who arrived in Holdfast Bay, Australia aboard the ship "Africaine" in 1836 10
Henry Hallett, who arrived in Holdfast Bay, Australia aboard the ship "Africaine" in 1836 10
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hallett migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hallett Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

James Hallett, aged 25, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
Elizabeth Hallett, aged 29, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
Sarah Ann Hallett, aged 4, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
Mary Jane Hallett, aged 2, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Clifton" in 1842
E. M. Hallett, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Siam" in 1865
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hallett migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 11

Hallett Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

John Hallett, who settled in Jamaica in 1663
John Hallett, who settled in Barbados in 1678
John Hallett who settled in Barbados in 1680 with his wife and five children and their servants
Thomas Hallett, who settled in Barbados in 1685

Contemporary Notables of the name Hallett (post 1700) +

Moses Hallett (1834-1913), United States federal judge
Samuel Hallett (1827-1864), American railroad developer, known for the initial development of the eastern branch of the Union Pacific Railroad
Stanley James Hallett (1930-1998), American urban planner
Mal Hallett (1893-1952), American jazz violinist and bandleader
Jack Price Hallett (1914-1982), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
Andrew Alcott "Andy" Hallett (1975-2009), American singer and actor, playing the part of Lorne in the television series Angel
Dame Heather Carol Hallett DBE (b. 1949), English judge of the Court of Appeal
Colonel George Eustace Amyot Hallett (1890-1982), English pioneer aviator
John Hallett, English midshipman on the Bounty, he was only 15 when the mutineers forced him to accompany Captain William Bligh on his open boat voyage in April 1789
Vice Admiral Sir Theodore John Hallett KBE CB (1878-1956), English Royal Navy officer, Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland (1929)
... (Another 16 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Hallett family +

Grover Shoe factory

Mr. Almoran Hallett, American employee of the Grover Shoe factory in Brockton, Massachusetts on 20th March 1905 when the boiler exploded and collapsed the wooden building; he died 12

RMS Titanic

Mr. George Alexander Hallett (d. 1912), aged 22, English Fireman/Stoker from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 13

Senghenydd colliery

Mr. William Morgan Hallett (b. 1893), Welsh coal miner from Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
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
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/wreck_of_emigrant_ship_john_1855.pdf
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) AFRICAINE 1836. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1836Africaine.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
California Digital Newspaper from 21st March 1905 (retrieved on 5th August 2021.) Retrieved from https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19050321.2.19&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html