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There are approximately 2,945 people named Halsey in the UK. That makes it the 3,321th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 47 are named Halsey.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Halsey surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From Hals, and ey or ig, Saxon, an island, water, the sea; the neck on the water, or running into the sea. The island neck.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HALSEY. The founder of this family was William Hawse alias Chamber, to whom Henry VIII. granted the rectory and patronage of Great Gaddesdcn, co. Hertford, where, under the name of Halsey, the family have ever since resided. B.L.G.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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