Haynes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Haynes Name Meaning: From the medieval personal name 'Hain', in turn from Germanic personal name 'Hagano' meaning hawthorn

Found in England before the Norman Conquest, but was popularised by the Normans. Also given to those from various places named with 'heghen' or 'hegh' meaning enclosure.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Haynes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Haynes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,143
Agricultural Labourer 263
Labourer 106
Dress Maker 102
General Servant 97
Domestic Servant 94
General Labourer 85
Laundress 63
Farm Labourer 63
General Servant Domestic 54
Annuitant 50
Coal Miner 48
Carpenter 37
No Occupation 33
Blacksmith 31
Charwoman 28
Servant 28
Cook Domestic Servant 25
House Keeper 25
Shoe Maker 24
Butcher 21
None 21
Gardener 20
General Domestic Servant 20
Farm Servant Indoor 20

Haynes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Haynes 100% 73,932
2 Haines 83% 45,906
3 Hains 67% 6,572
4 Hynes 83% 5,655
5 Hanes 83% 5,462
6 Heynes 83% 1,766
7 Hayness 86% 1,064
8 Hayns 83% 842
9 Hoynes 83% 272
10 Hyans 50% 185
11 Hannes 83% 131
12 Hayens 67% 101

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