Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈheɪ.ˈzəl.ˈhɝst/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsHazelhurst Meaning & History Habitational name for a person from the places in Lancashire, Surrey, or Sussex, or somebody who lives in a hazel grove, all derived from Old English hæsl "hazel" (Archaic form hazle) and hyrst "wood, grove".