Haslam (surname)

Haslam is a surname originating in England. Haslem, Haselum and Heslam are both less common variants of the name. The surname is quite common in North West England, especially in and around Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Etymology

Haslam which means 'dweller under the hazel tree' is a shortening of the name Hazelham, meaning a village near a hazel tree.

The surname Haslam is also encountered in countries such as Malaysia. The likely derivation there would be from the Arabic stem that it shares with the word Islam.

Notable Haslams

• [A. Haslam]], captain of the Upton Park F.C. team which won a gold medal in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
• Alfred Seale Haslam, knight, engineer, mayor of Derby
• Alex Haslam, British psychologist
• Annie Haslam, singer and songwriter
• Bill Haslam, current governor of the state of Tennessee
• Bryan Haslam, Electrical Engineer Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Constance Haslam, DJ and Broadcaster from Malaysia
• Chris Haslam, skateboarder
• Dave Haslam, author and former DJ
• David Paul Haslam, artist
• Professor David Haslam (doctor), past chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners
• Rear-Admiral Sir David W Haslam, Royal Navy hydrographer
• Rev. David Haslam, Methodist minister and chair of the Dalit Solidarity Network (UK)
• Group Captain E.B. Haslam RAF(Retd), former Head of the Air Historic Branch and author on military aviation
• Edwin Haslam, a physical organic chemist and an author of books on polyphenols
• Fred Haslam, a game designer
• George Haslam, a British footballer.
• Gerald Haslam, author
• Greg Haslam, the minister of Westminster Chapel, London
• Harry Haslam (footballer) (1921–1986)
• James Haslam Jr., a businessman and philanthropist of Knoxville, Tennessee
• Jeff Haslam, a Canadian actor
• Jonathan Haslam, Professor of the History of International Relations, Cambridge
• Juliet Haslam, an Australian field hockey player
• Karen Haslam, a Canadian politician
• Lamar Haslam Sr, a former boxer, Golden Gloves Champion (1990)]]
• Leon Haslam, a motorcycle racer, the son of champion Ron Haslam
• Lewis Haslam (1856–1922), Member of Parliament
• Mark Haslam, a former New Zealand cricketer
• Nicholas Haslam, society interior designer, columnist, and bon viveur
• Robert Haslam (Pony Bob) (1840-1912) Pony Express rider
• Sir Robert Haslam (industrialist) (1923–2002), a chairman of British Coal and British Steel, created a life peer with the title Baron Haslam
• Ron Haslam, a champion motorcycle roadracer
• Udonis Haslem, a basketball player for the Miami Heat of the NBA
• William Haslam (evangelist) (1818–1905), Anglican evangelist associated with the Keswick movement
• William Haslam (lawyer) (1795?-1851), lawyer and friend of the poet [[John Keats))

Other uses of Haslam

• There is a Haslam Park in both Bolton and Preston. The one in Bolton has a primary school of this name.

• There was once a Haslam Hall in Bolton, a Victorian mansion house that was the former home of cotton magnate John P. Haslam. It was demolished in 1999 by Bolton council, who foolishly allowed what was one of Boltons last notable pieces of Victorian architecture to be demolished. Most of Bolton's townfolk were shocked that the demolition was approved by Bolton council as the property was left to the good people of the town by Lord Haslam in his will.

• Haslam Creek is located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

• Haslam, South Australia is a village in the District Council of Streaky Bay in Australia.

See also

• Haslam