Haydon Surname
Approximately 7,989 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameHaydon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,000 | 1:120,820 | 12,918 |
| England | 2,450 | 1:22,742 | 3,177 |
| Australia | 1,508 | 1:17,902 | 2,502 |
| New Zealand | 417 | 1:10,859 | 1,897 |
| Canada | 233 | 1:158,136 | 16,024 |
| Northern Ireland | 53 | 1:34,812 | 3,411 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:65,841 | 5,810 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 127 | 1:34,881 | 3,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,831 | 1:13,313 | 2,010 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:54,083 | 2,718 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 750 | 1:66,958 | 7,267 |
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.
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.
(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.
(Irish, English) Descendant of the armored man; one who came from Heydon (hay valley or hill), the name of places in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk).
Places in Essex, Dorset, and Northumberland.
Local; Heyden, a town of Denmark; a place built, made, inclosed, or cultivated, from daane, Danish, to form, to fashion, to make, cultivate.
Haydon Demographics
Haydon Religious Adherence
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Haydon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Haydon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Haydon is found most in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Haydon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Haydon is the 62,789th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 912,198 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Haydon live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Haydon is also the 259,932nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 963 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,000 people, or 1 in 120,820. In The United States it is most common in: Kentucky, where 15 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.
Haydon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Haydon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 72 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Haydon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Haydon surname is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Haydon surname are 11.62% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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