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 1,853
Agricultural Labourer 349
Labourer 261
House Servant 139
Dress Maker 115
Coal Miner 104
Cotton Weaver 88
Servant 87
Laundress 77
Carter 65
Shoe Maker 64
General Servant 58
House Keeper 55
Silk Weaver 50
Tailor 46
Gardener 46
Blacksmith 40
House Maid 36
Nurse 32
Domestic Servant 32
Farm Labourer 30
Carpenter 29
Cook 29
Butcher 27
Wife Of Above 26

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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