Hayes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hayes Name Meaning: Locational for a number of places named 'Hayes',i.e 'Hayes in 'Kent',recorded as 'Hese'.

The old English term is 'Haes',meaning 'brushwood' or 'underwood'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hayes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hayes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,881
Coal Miner 314
General Labourer 298
Cotton Weaver 205
Agricultural Labourer 192
Domestic Servant 190
Labourer 168
Dress Maker 150
Living On Own Means 94
Farmer 89
General Servant 88
Living On Her Own Means 81
Laundress 78
General Servant Domestic 74
Tailoress 74
Farm Labourer 72
House Keeper 68
Gardener 61
Cotton Spinner 60
Tailor 57
Blacksmith 51
Clerk 51
Carter 47
Grocer 46
General Domestic Servant 43

Hayes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hayes 100% 124,333
2 Heyes 80% 17,180
3 Heys 60% 15,004
4 Hays 80% 12,538
5 Hoyes 80% 3,873
6 Hase 60% 1,843
7 Hayse 60% 641
8 Hyes 80% 621
9 Haase 40% 278
10 Hoys 60% 219
11 Haze 60% 181
12 Heayes 83% 174
13 Heays 60% 144
14 Hasse 40% 131
15 Haasse 50% 100
16 Haighs 50% 100

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The surname Hayes is the most popular version of all its varients

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