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 3,544
Coal Miner 278
Labourer 245
General Labourer 229
Agricultural Labourer 224
Domestic Servant 172
Dress Maker 153
Cotton Weaver 146
General Servant 140
Laundress 112
Farm Labourer 103
House Keeper 80
Charwoman 79
Annuitant 71
General Servant Domestic 67
Tailoress 65
No Occupation 64
Tailor 64
Servant 54
Bricklayer 50
Carpenter 50
Shoe Maker 40
Dock Labourer 38
Joiner 37
Butcher 36

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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