Haydon Surname

62,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Haydon 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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Haydon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0001:120,82012,918
England2,4501:22,7423,177
Australia1,5081:17,9022,502
New Zealand4171:10,8591,897
Canada2331:158,13616,024
Northern Ireland531:34,8123,411
Wales471:65,8415,810
Ireland351:134,5416,387
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Jersey221:4,509908
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Denmark61:940,78647,603
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Norway61:857,04855,549
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1271:34,8813,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8311:13,3132,010
Wales291:54,0832,718
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7501:66,9587,267

Haydon (963) may also be a first name.

Haydon 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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the heyen,' i.e. hedges, from residence thereby. This term is evidently the plural of hey, a hedge, an enclosure; compare alren for elders (v. Alder). Possibly some of our Hayns and Haynes are so derived.

William atte Heyene, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

(English) belonging to Haydon and Heydon = 1 the Hedged Down [Old English hege, hæg + dún] 2 the Hay-Down [Old English hég + dún] 3 the High Down [Old English heáh (Middle English hey) + dún] Haydon in Somersetshire occurs in an Anglo-Saxon charter as Hægdún.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

Places in Essex, Dorset, and Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Haydon Last Name Facts

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

Haydon occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Haydon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,789th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 912,198 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Haydon are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Haydon is also the 259,932nd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 963 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,000 people, or 1 in 120,820. In The United States Haydon is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 15 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States Haydon exists in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.

Haydon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Haydon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 72 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Haydon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Haydon last name are 11.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.39% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Haydon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 70.15% more than the national average, earning 588,867 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.76% less than the national average, earning R 190,680 per year; in United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $53,025 CAD per year.

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Haydont9241/
Haydoun922/
Hayadon920/
Aydon91491/
Hydon91200/
Hadon9193/
Chayodon861/
Haydoune861/
Hayadone860/
Haddon836,968/
Heydon832,345/
Headon831,243/
Gaydon83978/
Ayedon83569/
Haidon83566/
Haydan83445/
Aydoun83344/
Hadoun83256/
Hatdon8395/
Hadong8371/
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Hajdon8351/
Chadon8350/
Jaydon839/
Haudon838/
Hadoon837/
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Hydeon833/
Huydon831/
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Khadon831/
Hydosn831/
Chydon831/
Hydong831/
Hadone831/
Aydong831/
Ayudon831/
Hyodon831/
Hasdon830/
Ayadon830/
Haydun830/
Adon8016,765/
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Ayedoun77728/
Haddoun77416/
Chadong77298/
Chaudon77241/
Khaedon77199/
Hadoune77173/
Ahadoun77170/
Chadoin77126/
Chaidon77123/
Haudoin7784/
Headdon7764/
Chaddon7761/
Gayadon7744/
Haidong7739/
Hayodom7739/
Khadoon7722/
Chatdon7722/
Heydond7721/
Haduong7715/
Ahadhon7712/
Ayadoun779/
Haidoun776/
Hatdong776/
Chasdon775/
Khatdon774/
Haydunk773/
Khaydan772/
Hadoung772/
Chadonk772/
Chadone772/
Ayadong772/
Khadone771/
Hayadan771/
Aydoune771/
Hoyedon771/
Hijadon771/
Jhadoon771/
Gayedon771/
Hajidon771/
Hadosin771/
Ayédoun771/
Choydon771/
Cheydon771/
Chhadon771/
Khadoun771/
Ahaddon771/
Chuydon771/
Hattdon771/
Khaddon771/
Hoyodon770/
Haysdom770/
Heydoun770/
Hashdon770/
Chaydonova757/
Adong7383,829/
Gadon734,625/
Jadon734,489/
Aydan732,301/
Adoun732,287/
Hadan73820/
Audon73798/
Eadon73778/
Hadun73588/
Adone73493/
Hedon73452/
Aidon73250/
Addon73139/
Atdon73118/
Adoon73109/
Yodon7364/
Hadom7357/
Adonh7342/
Yedon7338/
Adond7324/
Ydone7319/
Hédon7314/
Adoen7313/
Eydon738/
Aydun736/
Ahdon735/
Hidon734/
Hydom734/
Hydan734/
Adoin733/
Asdon732/
Adont732/
Yidon732/
Adonn732/
Aadon732/
Aydãn731/
Yddon731/
Chaudoin71821/
Haddoune71302/
Ahadoune71165/
Haidoune71138/
Chayodom7190/
Chatdong7141/
Chaidong7120/
Chaiudon7118/
Haasdonk7111/
Khaidoun719/
Hadonova718/
Aydonova715/
Chayadom714/
Huyduong712/
Chaidoin712/
Chadoint712/
Chaddoin711/
Hauduong711/
Hayadane711/
Hajidoon711/
Chahdoun711/
Aiydoung711/
Aydoshyn711/
Chadoung711/
Chaddong711/
Chaydang711/
Haiduong710/
Haggedon710/
Hajadone710/
Hauthdon710/
Jadoon6715,685/
Ayedun675,109/
Haidan673,184/
Audoin672,772/
Chadan671,605/
Addoun671,561/
Haddan671,507/
Jadoun671,279/
Jaudon671,238/
Gaudon671,106/
Aidoun67893/
Khadun67789/
Easdon67539/
Hadane67464/
Chedon67442/
Ayudan67428/
Heddon67409/
Khadan67384/
Gaidon67353/
Gaydan67305/
Adoune67298/
Ayidan67289/
Hedoun67282/
Hedoin67209/
Aidone67186/
Ahadan67181/
Hajdun67149/
Chadun67141/
Adonne67140/
Ahadun67131/
Hadung67101/
Gadoin6796/
Hadank6785/
Hesdon6778/
Ayadan6778/
Chaidoung6777/
Jaddon6776/
Audone6759/
Addone6759/
Chayotdom6758/
Asdonk6757/
Jadonn6757/
Hedont6756/
Heydan6755/
Jaidon6754/
Hadoum6754/
Hasdan6752/
Haudan6750/
Hajdan6749/
Hadang6746/
Gaddon6744/
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Haydam6742/
Ashdon6740/
Chadom6738/
Chidon6734/
Haidun6729/
Khajidone6728/
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Houdon6726/
Gajdon6726/
Ayodun6722/
Khedon6721/
Huydan6721/
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Aidong6718/
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Auduon6715/
Hidoun6715/
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Khaidoune6711/
Aaydan6710/
Hadhom6710/
Hidong6710/
Aydane679/
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Jaydan678/
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Hadaan675/
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Heidon674/
Hatdom674/
Yotdon674/
Chaiadoon674/
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Hadasn673/
Jaadon673/
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Aïdoun673/
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