Hayward Name Meaning: Taken from the Old English word 'hegeweard' which comprises of 'hege' meaning 'fence' and 'weard' meaning guard'.
An occupational name given to a heardman or someone who was in charge of the maintenance of the villages/towns fences/enclosures.
Discover how your Hayward ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 53 |
| Buckinghamshire | 82 |
| Berkshire | 183 |
| Cambridgeshire | 66 |
| Channel Islands | 14 |
| Cheshire | 133 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 39 |
| Devon | 156 |
| Dorset | 289 |
| Durham | 33 |
| Essex | 407 |
| Gloucestershire | 862 |
| Hampshire | 659 |
| Herefordshire | 30 |
| Hertfordshire | 28 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 800 |
| Lancashire | 537 |
| Leicestershire | 39 |
| Lincolnshire | 84 |
| London | 1,783 |
| Middlesex | 324 |
| Northumberland | 12 |
| Norfolk | 116 |
| Northamptonshire | 89 |
| Nottinghamshire | 112 |
| Oxfordshire | 103 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 534 |
| Suffolk | 629 |
| Somerset | 531 |
| Surrey | 247 |
| Sussex | 392 |
| Staffordshire | 682 |
| Warwickshire | 420 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 571 |
| Worcestershire | 145 |
| Yorkshire | 319 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 160 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 26 |
| Monmouthshire | 145 |
| Pembrokeshire | 11 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,945 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 260 |
| General Labourer | 153 |
| Coal Miner | 146 |
| Domestic Servant | 122 |
| Dress Maker | 119 |
| Living On Own Means | 98 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 84 |
| Labourer | 81 |
| Farm Labourer | 74 |
| Laundress | 71 |
| General Servant Domestic | 68 |
| Farmer | 62 |
| Carpenter | 60 |
| General Servant | 59 |
| House Keeper | 46 |
| Clerk | 46 |
| Butcher | 42 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 38 |
| Gardener | 36 |
| Errand Boy | 33 |
| Painter | 30 |
| General Domestic Servant | 30 |
| Grocer | 29 |
| Cook | 26 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Hayward | 5,695 |
| Mary Hayward | 5,158 |
| John Hayward | 4,529 |
| George Hayward | 3,548 |
| Elizabeth Hayward | 3,349 |
| Sarah Hayward | 3,141 |
| Thomas Hayward | 2,848 |
| James Hayward | 2,434 |
| Charles Hayward | 2,334 |
| Henry Hayward | 2,148 |
| Ann Hayward | 1,675 |
| Jane Hayward | 1,603 |
| Ellen Hayward | 1,413 |
| Edward Hayward | 1,324 |
| Emma Hayward | 1,292 |
| Eliza Hayward | 1,289 |
| Alice Hayward | 1,257 |
| Frederick Hayward | 1,220 |
| Annie Hayward | 1,195 |
| Emily Hayward | 1,145 |
| Joseph Hayward | 1,110 |
| Alfred Hayward | 1,071 |
| Robert Hayward | 958 |
| Arthur Hayward | 944 |
| Richard Hayward | 864 |