# Hayward (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hayward/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,665 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,327 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,709 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (15,044 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈheɪwə(ɹ)d/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From hayward.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hayward in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hayward in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Hayward

- Susan Hayward, American actress (1917–1975)
- Gordon Hayward, American basketball player (born 1990)
- Kara Hayward, American actress
- Jeremy Hayward, Australian field hockey player
- Lazar Hayward, American basketball player (born 1986)
- Brooke Hayward, American actress and writer (born 1937)
- Victor Hayward, British explorer
- Charles Hayward, British drummer
- Leland Hayward, American talent agent and theatrical producer (1902-1971)
- Gina Rinehart, Australian businessperson

## Similar surnames

Heyward, Hayworth, Howard, Hart, Hardy, Huerta, Heard, Hurt, Hurd, Heredia, Harwood, Hardee.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.