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'.
Discover how your Hayes ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 25 |
| Buckinghamshire | 59 |
| Berkshire | 124 |
| Cambridgeshire | 30 |
| Channel Islands | 21 |
| Cheshire | 778 |
| Cornwall | 34 |
| Cumberland | 82 |
| Derbyshire | 371 |
| Devon | 232 |
| Dorset | 77 |
| Durham | 236 |
| Essex | 373 |
| Gloucestershire | 291 |
| Hampshire | 438 |
| Herefordshire | 50 |
| Hertfordshire | 133 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 56 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 517 |
| Lancashire | 4,584 |
| Leicestershire | 195 |
| Lincolnshire | 283 |
| London | 2,917 |
| Middlesex | 308 |
| Northumberland | 84 |
| Norfolk | 96 |
| Northamptonshire | 75 |
| Nottinghamshire | 831 |
| Oxfordshire | 130 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 56 |
| Shropshire | 117 |
| Suffolk | 75 |
| Somerset | 474 |
| Surrey | 341 |
| Sussex | 138 |
| Staffordshire | 464 |
| Warwickshire | 450 |
| Westmorland | 51 |
| Wiltshire | 187 |
| Worcestershire | 257 |
| Yorkshire | 1,222 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 8 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 55 |
| Flintshire | 47 |
| Glamorgan | 383 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 26 |
| Monmouthshire | 159 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 9 |
| 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 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hayes | 9,081 |
| John Hayes | 8,448 |
| William Hayes | 7,843 |
| Elizabeth Hayes | 5,027 |
| Thomas Hayes | 4,757 |
| James Hayes | 4,749 |
| Sarah Hayes | 3,741 |
| George Hayes | 3,511 |
| Ann Hayes | 2,555 |
| Henry Hayes | 2,489 |
| Ellen Hayes | 2,374 |
| Joseph Hayes | 2,146 |
| Charles Hayes | 2,119 |
| Jane Hayes | 2,073 |
| Margaret Hayes | 2,014 |
| Alice Hayes | 1,996 |
| Annie Hayes | 1,715 |
| Robert Hayes | 1,578 |
| Eliza Hayes | 1,539 |
| Edward Hayes | 1,384 |
| Emma Hayes | 1,306 |
| Samuel Hayes | 1,262 |
| Catherine Hayes | 1,231 |
| Hannah Hayes | 1,212 |
| Richard Hayes | 1,169 |
| 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 |
The surname Hayes is the most popular version of all its varients