Hayward Name Meaning: Taken from the Old English word 'hegeweard' which comprises of 'hege' meaning 'fence' and 'weard' meaning guard'.
An occupational name given to a heardman or someone who was in charge of the maintenance of the villages/towns fences/enclosures.
Discover how your Hayward ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 90 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 79 |
| Channel Islands | 22 |
| Cheshire | 71 |
| Cornwall | 11 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 49 |
| Devon | 112 |
| Dorset | 290 |
| Durham | 31 |
| Essex | 253 |
| Gloucestershire | 901 |
| Hampshire | 527 |
| Herefordshire | 44 |
| Hertfordshire | 47 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 844 |
| Lancashire | 216 |
| Leicestershire | 13 |
| Lincolnshire | 63 |
| London | 1,643 |
| Middlesex | 127 |
| Northumberland | 13 |
| Norfolk | 80 |
| Northamptonshire | 69 |
| Nottinghamshire | 29 |
| Oxfordshire | 156 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 601 |
| Suffolk | 599 |
| Somerset | 420 |
| Surrey | 160 |
| Sussex | 322 |
| Staffordshire | 499 |
| Warwickshire | 257 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 571 |
| Worcestershire | 157 |
| Yorkshire | 166 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 18 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 23 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 79 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 8 |
| Monmouthshire | 150 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,794 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 299 |
| Labourer | 204 |
| Domestic Servant | 124 |
| General Servant | 92 |
| Dress Maker | 91 |
| Ag Labourer | 72 |
| Laundress | 61 |
| Servant | 53 |
| Coal Miner | 52 |
| Annuitant | 44 |
| Carpenter | 44 |
| Farm Labourer | 41 |
| Gardener | 39 |
| House Keeper | 35 |
| Glover | 33 |
| Nurse | 28 |
| Butcher | 28 |
| No Occupation | 27 |
| Painter | 26 |
| Wife Of Above | 25 |
| Farm Servant | 25 |
| Cook | 24 |
| Housemaid | 24 |
| Wife | 23 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Hayward | 5,695 |
| Mary Hayward | 5,158 |
| John Hayward | 4,529 |
| George Hayward | 3,548 |
| Elizabeth Hayward | 3,349 |
| Sarah Hayward | 3,141 |
| Thomas Hayward | 2,848 |
| James Hayward | 2,434 |
| Charles Hayward | 2,334 |
| Henry Hayward | 2,148 |
| Ann Hayward | 1,675 |
| Jane Hayward | 1,603 |
| Ellen Hayward | 1,413 |
| Edward Hayward | 1,324 |
| Emma Hayward | 1,292 |
| Eliza Hayward | 1,289 |
| Alice Hayward | 1,257 |
| Frederick Hayward | 1,220 |
| Annie Hayward | 1,195 |
| Emily Hayward | 1,145 |
| Joseph Hayward | 1,110 |
| Alfred Hayward | 1,071 |
| Robert Hayward | 958 |
| Arthur Hayward | 944 |
| Richard Hayward | 864 |