Hays 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 Hays ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 19 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 89 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 113 |
| Essex | 40 |
| Gloucestershire | 13 |
| Hampshire | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 21 |
| Lancashire | 367 |
| Leicestershire | 11 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 |
| London | 178 |
| Middlesex | 14 |
| Northumberland | 65 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 10 |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 13 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 21 |
| Surrey | 32 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 16 |
| Warwickshire | 18 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 18 |
| Worcestershire | 18 |
| Yorkshire | 172 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 27 |
| Glamorgan | 40 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 6 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 203 |
| Coal Miner | 52 |
| Cotton Weaver | 39 |
| Labourer | 19 |
| General Labourer | 18 |
| Living On Own Means | 14 |
| Farmer | 11 |
| Domestic Servant | 9 |
| Dress Maker | 9 |
| Laundress | 9 |
| General Servant Domestic | 7 |
| House Keeper | 7 |
| Cotton Spinner | 7 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 6 |
| Butcher | 6 |
| Cotton Winder | 6 |
| General Servant | 6 |
| Grocer | 5 |
| Cotton Operative | 5 |
| Chemical Labourer | 5 |
| Chemist Labourer | 5 |
| Worsted Spinner | 5 |
| Servant Domestic | 4 |
| Police Constable | 4 |
| Woollen Weaver | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hays | 1,020 |
| John Hays | 969 |
| William Hays | 756 |
| Elizabeth Hays | 585 |
| Thomas Hays | 520 |
| James Hays | 489 |
| Sarah Hays | 412 |
| Ann Hays | 366 |
| George Hays | 345 |
| Margaret Hays | 281 |
| Henry Hays | 267 |
| Joseph Hays | 265 |
| Jane Hays | 234 |
| Ellen Hays | 223 |
| Hannah Hays | 211 |
| Robert Hays | 198 |
| Charles Hays | 186 |
| Eliza Hays | 176 |
| Edward Hays | 146 |
| Samuel Hays | 141 |
| Alice Hays | 133 |
| Emma Hays | 125 |
| Catherine Hays | 122 |
| Richard Hays | 110 |
| Annie Hays | 107 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayes | 80% | 124,333 |
| 2 | Heyes | 60% | 17,180 |
| 3 | Heys | 75% | 15,004 |
| 4 | Hays | 100% | 12,538 |
| 5 | Hoyes | 60% | 3,873 |
| 6 | Hase | 50% | 1,843 |
| 7 | Hayse | 80% | 641 |
| 8 | Hyes | 50% | 621 |
| 9 | Haase | 60% | 278 |
| 10 | Hoys | 75% | 219 |
| 11 | Haze | 50% | 181 |
| 12 | Heayes | 67% | 174 |
| 13 | Heays | 80% | 144 |
| 14 | Hasse | 60% | 131 |
| 15 | Haasse | 50% | 100 |
| 16 | Haighs | 50% | 100 |
The surname Hays is the 4th most popular variant of Hayes.