German: topographic name from has ‘marsh’ + lo
‘wooded lowland’, or a habitational name from a place so named (for
example, in Hannover and Westphalia).Swedish (also
Hässel): ornamental name from Swedish hassel ‘hazel’,
or possibly a habitational name from a place name containing the
element Hassel or Hässel.Belgian:
habitational name from Hasselt in Belgian Limburg, Ophasselt in East
Flanders, or Neerhasselt in Aalst, East Flanders; the place names
denote the presence of hazel trees.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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