Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HAYWARD
There are approximately 28,665 people named Hayward in the UK. That makes it the 324th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 454 are named Hayward.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
HawardHard
Haywardd
Haayward
Haiward
Haeward
Haiwarde
Haiwerd
Haiword
Haiwards
Haywar
Haighward
Hayard
Hayrd
Haard
Hauward
Haiwardl
Hawward
Hayeward
Hayeard
Hayarde
Haarde
The Hayward surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Anoiently in England the keeper of the common herd or cattle of a town, from the Saxon hieg, hay, and ward, a keeper.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HAYWARD. Fr. haie, a hedge, and u-ard., O. Eng. a guardian or keeper. Inclosures as well as the fences which encircled them were called hays; hence a Hay ward was a person employed to watch enclosed fields.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.