Hayden Surname

7,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hayden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Haydon,' parishes in Dorset and Essex; also a chapelry in the parish of Warden, Northumberland.

Richard de Haydon, or Heydon, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Haydon, Somerset, ibid.

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Hayden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States50,5441:7,171845
England7,5311:7,3981,075
Australia4,4391:6,081887
Ireland3,2111:1,467295
Canada2,7831:13,2401,953
United Arab Emirates1,7101:5,358668
Jamaica1,2401:2,314366
South Africa4621:117,26813,969
New Zealand4381:10,3391,797
Wales3521:8,791971
Austria2051:41,5396,674
Scotland1311:40,8693,816
Northern Ireland1051:17,5722,254
Chile961:183,5055,943
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Thailand871:811,935130,701
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
India581:13,225,265229,403
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Slovakia341:156,95427,796
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
France331:2,012,810168,616
Norway331:155,82719,235
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Panama211:186,2985,509
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Cayman Islands171:3,758489
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Denmark131:434,20928,556
China101:136,732,1577,199
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,8791:2,358440
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2961:10,6161,613
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Wales271:58,0892,880
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,9721:4,577565

Hayden (22,477) may also be a first name.

Hayden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Haydon,' parishes in Dorset and Essex; also a chapelry in the parish of Warden, Northumberland.

Richard de Haydon, or Heydon, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Haydon, Somerset, ibid.

Agnes de Heydone, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas de Heydon, Buckinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Philip de Haghdon, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1574. Francis Haydon or Heydon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1586. Benjamin Heiden, ibid.

1651. Married — Edward Sanderford and Anne Heydon: St. Mary Aldermary.

1656. Baptised — Joseph, s. Thomas and Sara Hayden: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1658. — Jane, d. Thomas and Sara Haydon: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Haydon, q.v. -den [Old English denu, a valley] is frequently for an earlier -don [Old English dún, a hill] in English place-names.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó hEideáin The name of a Co. Carlow sept, sometimes anglicized as Headon, which is also that of a family of Norman origin settled in Co. Wexford but now very rare. MIF 140; Map Carl

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó hEideáin The name of a Co. Carlow sept, sometimes anglicized as Headon, which is also that of a family of Norman origin settled in Co. Wexford but now very rare. MIF 140; Map Carl

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish, English) Descendant of the armored man; one who came from Heydon (hay valley or hill), the name of places in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local; Heyden, a town of Denmark; a place built, made, inclosed, or cultivated, from daane, Danish, to form, to fashion, to make, cultivate.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the German word, heide, (heathen) meaning 'non-Christian'.

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Hayden Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hayden Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hayden (Arabic: هدن, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻴﺪﻥ, Hindi: हेडेन, Marathi: हेडेन) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hayden? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hayden is the 7,627th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 98,009 people. The surname Hayden occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Hayden are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hayden is also the 34,632nd most numerous forename internationally It is held by 22,477 people.

The last name Hayden is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 50,544 people, or 1 in 7,171. In The United States Hayden is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Kentucky, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 92 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Hayden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hayden has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 328 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 171 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,304 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 452 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hayden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hayden are 10.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Hayden earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning 373,418 kr per year; in Peru they earn 32.98% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,992 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.94% more than the national average, earning R 446,616 per year; in United States they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $44,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.05% more than the national average, earning $49,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khayden929/
Haydeen927/
Haydenn926/
Haydden922/
Haydenc921/
Haydene921/
Hayeden921/
Hayiden921/
Haiyden920/
Haydenh920/
Haden917,220/
Hyden914,691/
Haydn911,149/
Ayden91523/
Chayuden8616/
Hayideng867/
Hayeeden862/
Chhayden861/
Chayoden861/
Hadden8313,257/
Heyden835,391/
Headen832,376/
Gayden832,017/
Haiden831,780/
Ayuden83506/
Hadeen83251/
Haydin83227/
Khaden83196/
Jayden8392/
Hadeng8372/
Ayaden8366/
Hauden8357/
Hoyden8350/
Haydem8345/
Hydeen8335/
Hajden8334/
Høyden8332/
Chaden8331/
Huyden8324/
Hasden8317/
Ayeden8316/
Aydent839/
Hatden839/
Hadien838/
Haydne834/
Ayiden833/
Haydyn832/
Aydien832/
Ayyden831/
Hydden831/
Hyeden831/
Hadaen831/
Ahaden831/
Aydeen831/
Haaden830/
Aden80589,965/
Yden80163/
Hayeedeng8024/
Haydenová8018/
Aydn8010/
Chayouden807/
Hadn804/
Hydn802/
Haydenova802/
Headden77499/
Hayadin77209/
Khaydin77176/
Chaiden77138/
Ayadenk77102/
Gayaden7788/
Hayudin7787/
Headend7781/
Chadien7780/
Khadeen7755/
Haidene7734/
Chadden7722/
Chauden7714/
Hajiden7713/
Ayadeng7713/
Hayidin7711/
Kheyden779/
Hausden776/
Jehaden774/
Ayudaen774/
Chatden774/
Haidden773/
Gaydeen772/
Haddeen772/
Chadeen771/
Cheyden771/
Chaydin771/
Hasdeen771/
Hgadeen771/
Hajdene771/
Hademne771/
Hasdent771/
Gayuden771/
Haideen771/
Gahaden771/
Chuyden771/
Haadden771/
Haddaen771/
Hayedin771/
Jheyden771/
Haydyon770/
Jaydeen770/
Haudeen770/
Aydın73552,157/
Aydin7317,904/
Adeng735,502/
Hadin732,197/
Gaden732,110/
Aiden731,475/
Aaden731,050/
Hadem731,027/
Hiden73794/
Eaden73566/
Heden73546/
Aydyn73534/
Haidn73532/
Yoden73508/
Eyden73441/
Adeen73428/
Auden73419/
Hydén73414/
Adden73412/
Adeun73275/
Adent73221/
Jaden73213/
Aduen73147/
Adien73126/
Yeden73105/
Heydn7386/
Aydem7386/
Chadn7376/
Hadne7355/
Ihden7347/
Háden7347/
Yiden7339/
Hadyn7324/
Asden7321/
Aeden7321/
Hadén7318/
Hydyn7318/
Aydýn7313/
Adoen7313/
Ydeen7310/
Ahden738/
Ydenk735/
Adenc735/
Adenn734/
Hoydn734/
Ajden734/
Khadn733/
Ayedn733/
Ydeng733/
Hydin733/
Adend732/
Hydèn732/
Adaen732/
Headn731/
Hahdn731/
Adehn731/
Hydem731/
Ehden731/
Ademn731/
Aydön731/
Aydne731/
Hydne730/
Haddn730/
Yhden730/
Oyden730/
Gayadeen71631/
Khaydina71190/
Hadengue71180/
Aydenova71108/
Chaidaen7135/
Hayuddin7124/
Khayudin7118/
Chayadin7118/
Hadenová7114/
Khayadin7110/
Cheyaden716/
Chahaden715/
Chaideng713/
Hadenova713/
Hayaddin713/
Chadenne712/
Hayiding712/
Chastden711/
Chhaaden711/
Chaudien711/
Hayaudin711/
Gayedeen711/
Khaideen711/
Hajouden711/
Cheadeng711/
Hajideng711/
Haisdden710/
Chadenck710/
Heiden6710,851/
Hedden675,585/
Hidden67944/
Chadin67917/
Gauden67890/
Hedeen67841/
Hajdin67677/
Ahadin67607/
Gaydin67560/
Adn67406/
Haidin67377/
Easden67365/
Jadeen67345/
Huiden67311/
Khadin67283/
Haddin67232/
Hoeden67223/
Hadeem67215/
Aidene67194/
Hading67181/
Hasdin67156/
Houden67155/
Hieden67155/
Aydina67129/
Ausden67108/
Ayudin67106/
Haidyn67106/
Hoiden67103/
Aydind6795/
Hadyon6794/
Hatdin6793/
Cheden6779/
Haadem6774/
Yideng6774/
Heeden6772/
Goyden6770/
Hidien6769/
Haudin6763/
Ydemne6763/
Høiden6762/
Hojden6757/
Eyiden6756/
Oyaden6754/
Chiden6749/
Gaiden6749/
Chadne6744/
Hedeng6737/
Hyddén6735/
Chadyn6735/
Gadden6734/
Hedien6734/
Addien6729/
Addeen6729/
Ayadin6727/
Aideen6727/
Gadeen6726/
Geyden6725/
Headin6724/
Hesden6724/
Hoydem6724/
Kheden6724/
Ashden6723/
Gaeden6722/
Heduen6721/
Hydyna6721/
Adenne6720/
Eydent6719/
Addeng6717/
Hijden6713/
Eydene6712/
Hajdenová6712/
Ayadem6710/
Hadinc679/
Jaiden678/
Ajaden677/
Hueden677/
Hejden677/
Audehn677/
Hayauddin676/
Haydim676/
Hideng676/
Aydinc675/
Chadenova675/
Chadem675/
Y'Deen675/
Hyding675/
Audeen675/
Khayuddin675/
Aident674/
Hideen674/
Audeng674/
Haidem674/
Hydyon674/
Heydin673/
Hoydenová673/
Haddem673/
Aideng673/
Ydn673/
Haidne672/
Ayodin672/
Ahdien672/
Jadden672/
Hjeden672/
Khaddn672/
Khiden672/
Chadnd672/
Ydenne672/
Eysden672/
Jaaden672/
Yedeen672/
Audent672/
Aydyna672/
Eadeng672/
Ahdeen672/
Geaden671/
Joyden671/
Haydym671/
Heatdn671/
Ijaden671/
Heydenová671/
Ayidin671/
Gadenn671/
Hadgne671/
Hadnck671/
Aadenn671/
Ahadnk671/
Aisden671/
Aedden671/
Asdeen671/
Audenn671/
Audien671/
Yodden671/
Jauden671/
Heuden671/
Içhden671/
Iyaden671/
Aiaden671/
Ademne671/
Hoydin671/
Højden671/
Hihden671/
Hetden671/
Haydinova671/
Gatden671/
Haddenová671/
Haddén671/
Hajdín671/
Ajdeen671/
Aadoen671/
Assden671/
Aydint671/
Ayedin671/
Ayodem671/
Chhoyoden671/
Jajden671/
Ihyadn671/
Asdenk671/
Adeesn671/
Adennd671/
Aidien671/
Ayidem671/
Ayadne671/
Chadng671/
Jaydyn671/
Hasdne671/
Hajeedeen671/
Hadgin670/
Eadden670/
Headem670/
Aedeen670/
Adienn670/

Hayden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hayden in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﻴﺪﻥhydn-
Hayden in the Hindi language
हेडेनhedena-
Hayden in the Marathi language
हेडेनhedena-
Hayden in the Arabic language
هدنhdn-
هايدنhaydn-

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