How common is the surname Hayes?

194,246 people in the United States had the surname Hayes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,589 Americans. It ranked 127th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hayes?

Helen Hayes, American actress (1900–1993), followed by Isaac Hayes.

Where is the surname Hayes most common?

Wikidata records people named Hayes in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Hayes?

Hayes is /heɪz/, one syllable.

Is the surname Hayes getting more or less common?

More common. 187,473 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 194,246 in 2010, up 3.6%.

Is Hayes also a first name?

Yes. Hayes is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hayes

An English patronymic surname, carried by 194,246 people in the United States.

Pronounced /heɪz/ 1 syllable Soundex H200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hayes is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

*As an English locational surname, from Old English hæs (“brushwood”) (see hris) and Middle English hay (“enclosure”), heye. *As an Irish surname, from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”).

Hayes is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 194,246 people named Hayes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,589 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 187,473.

#127

rank among US surnames

194,246

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #117)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#118	Alexander	204,621	1,509
#119	Hamilton	201,746	1,530
#120	Graham	201,159	1,535
#121	Reynolds	200,247	1,542
#122	Griffin	198,406	1,556
#123	Wallace	197,276	1,565
#124	Moreno	196,925	1,568

Who is named Hayes

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

69% of people named Hayes identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hayess

63 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Helen Hayes
American actress (1900–1993)
Isaac Hayes
American musician and actor (1942-2008)
Sean Hayes
American actor (born 1970)
Darren Hayes
Australian pop singer, born 1972
Johnny Hayes
American athlete (1886–1965)
Elvin Hayes
American basketball player (born 1945)
Bob Hayes
American football player and sprinter (1942–2003)
Joanna Hayes
American sprint hurdler, born 1976
Patrick Joseph Hayes
(1867-1938) American cardinal and Archbishop of New York
Allison Hayes
American actress (1930–1977)
Jaxson Hayes
American basketball player (born 2000)
George "Gabby" Hayes
American actor (1885-1969)

Notable Hayess come mostly from the United States (53), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Heyes

Surnames that sound like Hayes

Hayes has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hayes come from?: *As an English locational surname, from Old English hæs (“brushwood”) (see hris) and Middle English hay (“enclosure”), heye. *As an Irish surname, from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”).
How common is the surname Hayes?: 194,246 people in the United States had the surname Hayes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,589 Americans. It ranked 127th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hayes?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Hayes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hayes?: Helen Hayes, American actress (1900–1993), followed by Isaac Hayes.
Where is the surname Hayes most common?: Wikidata records people named Hayes in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Hayes?: Hayes is /heɪz/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Hayes?: Hayes is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hayes getting more or less common?: More common. 187,473 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 194,246 in 2010, up 3.6%.
What are other spellings of Hayes?: Heyes.
Is Hayes also a first name?: Yes. Hayes is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.