Haslam is a

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originating in England since the Anglo Saxons. One source says it originated from a village in

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

that doesn't exist anymore called ''Haesel-hamm'' which is Old English for ''Hazel-Wood Farm''. Another is Hasland in

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, which made sense because records does show the surname originated from the county before emigrating to

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in the 15th century and later to Lancashire where the surname is most common, strongly around Bolton.. Haslam began appearing in

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after

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's conquest in the mid-17th century, and in the early 19th century have emigrated to

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and the

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, mostly around

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and

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before later moving to

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and the west coast. Convicts with Haslam around that time were sent to

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and

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, and later immigrants arrived in

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and

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Notable people

Alfred Seale Haslam Sir Alfred Seale Haslam (27 October 1844 – 13 January 1927) was an English engineer who was Mayor of Derby from 1890 to 1891, three times Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for ...

(1844–1927), knight, engineer, mayor of Derby *

Alexander Haslam S. Alexander (Alex) Haslam (born 1962) is a professor of psychology and ARC Australian Laureate Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland. His research focuses on areas of social psychology, organisational psychology an ...

(born 1962), British psychologist *

Andrew Haslam Andrew Haslam (June 23, 1846 – April 10, 1923) was an Irish-Canadian sawmill-owner and Conservative politician. Born at Woodhill, Donegal, Ireland. He served as the MLA for Nanaimo from 1889 to 1890. From 1892 to 1893, he was mayor of Nanaim ...

(1846-1923), Canadian politician *

Annie Haslam Annie Haslam (born 8 June 1947) is an English vocalist, songwriter and painter. She is best known as the lead singer of progressive rock band Renaissance since 1971, and for her long and diverse solo singing career. She has a five-octave vocal r ...

(1947), singer and songwriter *

Bill Haslam William Edward Haslam (; born August 23, 1958) is an American billionaire businessman and politician who served as the 49th governor of Tennessee from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Haslam previously served as the 67th mayor of ...

(born 1958), former governor of the state of Tennessee * Chris Haslam (born 1980), Canadian professional skateboarder *

Dave Haslam Dave Haslam is a British writer, broadcaster and DJ who DJ'ed over 450 times at the Haçienda nightclub in Manchester and has since DJ'ed worldwide. He has written for the ''New Musical Express'', ''The Guardian'', the ''London Review of Book ...

, author and DJ * David Haslam (GP) (1962-2021), past chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners * David W. Haslam (1923-2009), Royal Navy hydrographer *

Edwin Haslam Edwin Haslam (1932 – 3 October 2013)Edwin HAS ...

(1932-2013), physical organic chemist and author *

Fred Haslam (game designer) Fred Haslam is a software engineer and mobile platform developer who has worked for eBay, Inc. since January 2011. While working at Maxis from mid 1989 through 1994, he was the lead developer on ''SimEarth'' and ''SimCity 2000'', co-authoring th ...

, game designer * Fred Haslam (footballer) (1899-1971), English footballer *

George Haslam (footballer) George Haslam (born 23 March 1898 – 13 August 1980) was an English footballer who played as a centre-half. Born in Turton, Lancashire, he began his career with Darwen before joining Manchester United in May 1921, signed along with John Howart ...

(1898-1980), English footballer *

Gerald Haslam Gerald William Haslam (March 18, 1937 – April 13, 2021) was an author focused on rural and small towns in California's Great Central Valley including its poor and working-class people of all colors. A native of Oildale, California, Haslam has r ...

(1937-2021), author *

Harry Haslam (footballer, born 1921) Harry Haslam (30 July 1921 – 11 September 1986) was a footballer and manager in the Football League between the 1940s and 1980s. Haslam played for Rochdale as an amateur, before moving to Oldham Athletic in 1946-47, for whom he made two Lea ...

(1921–1986) *

Henry Haslam (footballer) Henry North Haslam (5 June 1879 – 13 October 1942) was a British footballer who played as an outside-left. He represented Great Britain at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, where he won a gold medal as the captain of the Upton Park club team ...

(1879-1942), British footballer * Ian Haslam, (TV reporter), BBC North West Tonight * Jim Haslam (born 1930), businessman and philanthropist of Knoxville, Tennessee *

Jonathan Haslam Jonathan Haslam (born January 15, 1951) is George F. Kennan Professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and Professor of the History of International Relations at the University of Cambridge w ...

(born 1951), Professor of the History of International Relations, Institute for Advanced Study *

John Haslam Sir John Haslam (27 February 1878 – 21 May 1940) was a Conservative Party politician in England. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly ...

(1764–1844), British physician known for his writings on mental illness *

Juliet Haslam Juliet Haslam OAM (born 31 May 1969 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former field hockey defender and midfielder from Australia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, for her native country. She was a member of ...

(born 1969), Australian field hockey player *

Karen Haslam Karen Haslam (born April 19, 1946) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 and served as a minister in the government of Bob Rae. From 2000 to 20 ...

(born 1946), Canadian politician *

Leon Haslam Leon Lloyd Haslam (born 31 May 1983, in the London Borough of Ealing) is a motorcycle road racer based in Derbyshire, England. In February 2022, Haslam confirmed he would be racing in British Superbikes for Lee Hardy Racing on a Kawasaki Z ...

(born 1983), motorcycle racer, son of Ron * Lewis Haslam (1856-1922), British politician *

LuAnn Haslam LuAnn Haslam (born March 28, 1953) is an American blogger and former child actress. Beginning a career as a professional child model and actress at the age of eleven, Haslam is best known for her role as "Becky Thatcher" on the Hanna-Barbera c ...

(1953), former American child actress *

Mark Haslam Mark James Haslam (born 26 September 1972) is a former New Zealand international cricketer who played in four Test cricket, Test matches and a single One Day International between 1992 and 1995. Mark Haslam was a slow left-arm orthodox spin bow ...

(born 1972), New Zealand cricketer *

Nicholas Haslam Nicholas Ponsonby Haslam (born 27 September 1939) is an English interior designer and socialite, and founder of the London-based interior design firm, NH Studio Ltd. Early life and education Haslam was born at Great Hundridge Manor, Amersham, ...

(born 1939), society interior designer, columnist, and bon viveur * Robert Haslam (Pony Express) (1840–1912), Pony Express rider * Radeem Haslam (born 1991), Jamaican record producer and businessman *

Robert Haslam (industrialist) Robert Haslam, Baron Haslam (4 February 1923 in Bolton, Lancashire – 2 November 2002 in Virginia Water, Surrey), was a British industrialist and chairman of British Steel Corporation and British Coal. He was created a Life Peer in 1990. Educati ...

(1923–2002), chairman of British Coal and British Steel *

Ron Haslam Ronald Haslam (born 22 June 1956) is an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who had been racing for over thirty years, winning two World titles, four British championships and having ridden in almost 110 GPs. Haslam spends much of ...

(born 1956), motorcycle road racer * William Haslam (1850–1898), South Australian politician *

Jorge Guillermo Borges Haslam Jorge Guillermo Borges (24 February 1874 – 14 February 1938) was an Argentine lawyer, teacher, writer, philosopher and translator. He was also an anarchist and a follower of Herbert Spencer's philosophy. He's also a notable figure for being Jorg ...

(1874 – 1938), Argentine lawyer, teacher and philosopher, also notable for being

Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known bo ...

's father *

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