The Haskell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,816 people carried this name — #3,617 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 9,376 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Haskell surname

An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the Old Norse given name Áskell.

As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Askell, from Old Norse Áskell.

The programming language is named after American logician Haskell Curry (1900–1982).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Haskell» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

175 families named Haskell, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,047 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 9 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 99
Maine 46
Vermont 12
New Hampshire 7
Connecticut 5
Rhode Island 4
New York 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 244 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Haskell in American newspapers,
1879–1908.

Newspaper page from Jerome Mining News carrying the name Haskell
Jerome Mining News 1902-12-22
Newspaper page from Albuquerque Citizen carrying the name Haskell
Albuquerque Citizen 1908-04-21
Newspaper page from Essex County Herald carrying the name Haskell
Essex County Herald 1879-10-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,831 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Haskell in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

3,854 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Haskell. The most, 795, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,461
New South Wales 789
South Australia 493
Queensland 440
Western Australia 341
Tasmania 254
ACT (Canberra) 29
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Haskell.

Who carried it

People named Haskell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jonathan Haskell
    Jonathan Haskell 1755–1814 · military personnel
  • George Haskell
    George Haskell 1809– · lawyer
  • Elnathan Haskell 1725–1783
  • Elnathan Haskell 1755–1825
  • Job Haskell 1794–1879 · politician
  • Charles Thomson Haskell 1802–1873

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Haskell,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,083 records

1,083 records of the Haskell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 373
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 261
  • Other U.S. records 449
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Wesley Haskell

    Born 1942; from Sacramento, California. U.S. Marine Corps, field artillery operations man; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles T. Haskell

    Born 1919 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; purchasing agent. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hamet Haskell

    Arrived at New York in 1860 aboard the Emerald Isle from Liverpool, aged 48; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,083 records for Haskell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia138 records

138 records of the Haskell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 67
  • Tasmanian Names Index 37
  • Other Australian records 34
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Haskell

    Died 1841 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 46. Will registered in Tasmania in 1842.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Haskell

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Randolph, arriving 1849; ticket of leave 1849.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charlotte Haskell

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Emigrant, aged 69; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 138 records for Haskell in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada48 records

48 records of the Haskell name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 37
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Haskell

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Polynesian, bound for Lindsay, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Robert E. Haskell

    Died 1971 in Arichat, Richmond, Nova Scotia, aged 83.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Jardine Haskell

    Died 1949; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 48 records for Haskell in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Haskell name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Haskell

    Royal Berkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. J. Haskell

    Cameron Highlanders. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Haskell in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Haskell name in New Zealand Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Haskell

    Died 1910; buried at Kaiapoi Anglican Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Haskell name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jacob Silas Haskell

    Married in 1901 in Arnhem; merchant, born 1857 in Bagdad (Irak).

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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