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
School 2,460
Labourer 215
General Labourer 199
Coal Miner Hewer 175
Farm Labourer 145
Private Means 130
General Servant (domestic) 121
Dressmaker 117
None 114
Domestic Servant 105
Clerk 103
Cotton Weaver 93
Charwoman 83
At Home 77
Housekeeper 65
Dock Labourer 64
Farmer 64
House Keeper 63
Scholar 63
House Painter 62
Carter 58
At School 57
Cook (domestic) 53
Shop Assistant 53
Dress Maker 50

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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