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 2,536
Labourer 395
Agricultural Labourer 234
Domestic Servant 152
Coal Miner 146
General Servant 138
Laundress 119
Cotton Weaver 116
Dress Maker 99
House Keeper 88
Servant 79
Charwoman 53
Farm Labourer 51
Tailor 50
Carter 48
Silk Weaver 47
Gardener 45
Blacksmith 44
Hawker 42
Shoe Maker 41
Farm Servant 41
Annuitant 39
Collier 38
Porter 36
General Servant Domestic 35

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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