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    The surname Hayley

    An English place surname, carried by 603 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈheɪli/ 2 syllables Soundex H400 Also a first name

    Hayley: #37,029 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hayley #37,029, 603 people Hayley: #37,029 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Hayley #37,029, 603 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hayley is more common than 77.2% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    Localities in England, from Old English hēg (“hay”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hay + -ley (“lea”).

    Hayley is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    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 603 people named Hayley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 512,016 Americans. That is down 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 645.

    #37,029
    rank among US surnames
    603
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -6.5%
    change since 2000 (was #33,380)

    Who is named Hayley

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

    81% of people named Hayley identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Hayley

    Hayley has the Soundex code H400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H400.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hayley come from?
    Localities in England, from Old English hēg (“hay”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hay + -ley (“lea”).
    How common is the surname Hayley?
    603 people in the United States had the surname Hayley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 512,016 Americans. It ranked 37,029th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hayley?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Hayley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Hayley?
    Hayley is /ˈheɪli/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Hayley?
    Hayley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Hayley getting more or less common?
    Less common. 645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 603 in 2010, down 6.5%.
    What are other spellings of Hayley?
    Hailey, Haley, Hailie, Haylee, Hayleigh and Haylie.
    Is Hayley also a first name?
    Yes. Hayley 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.