Hayner Surname
Approximately 2,473 people bear this surname
Hayner Surname Definition:
(German.) From Hech or Hohe, high, and narr, a fool, a jester, a merry fellow, king's fool. Perhaps, like George Buchanan, who was so called, a wise and learned man.
Hayner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,331 | 1:155,495 | 15,903 |
| Germany | 83 | 1:969,945 | 67,438 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 682 | 1:73,634 | 7,889 |
Hayner (221) may also be a first name.
Hayner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German.) From Hech or Hohe, high, and narr, a fool, a jester, a merry fellow, king's fool. Perhaps, like George Buchanan, who was so called, a wise and learned man.
Hayner Demographics
Average Male Hayner Height
176.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hayner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hayner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hayner occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hayner.
How Common Is The Last Name Hayner? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 173,705th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,946,844 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Hayner reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 606,684th most widespread first name globally It is held by 221 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,331 people, or 1 in 155,495. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 16 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
Hayner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hayner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hayner last name grew 342 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hayner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Hayner last name is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hayner surname are 13.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.34% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hayner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $44,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $53,367 CAD per year.
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Hayner Reference & Research
Hayner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hayner
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