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Hayden Surname Meaning

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÉideáin ‘descendant of Éideán’ and Ó hÉidín ‘descendant of Éidín’ personal names apparently from a diminutive of éideadh ‘clothes armor’. There was also a Norman family bearing the English name (see 2 below) living in County Wexford. Alternative spellings include Hadden.

English: habitational name from any of various places called Haydon (Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire), Heydon (Cambridgeshire, Norfolk), or Hayden (Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire). Most of the placenames derive from Old English hēg ‘hay’ or (ge)hæg ‘fence, enclosure’ + dūn ‘hill’, though the Cambridgeshire placename has Old English denu ‘valley’ as the final element.

Jewish: variant of Heiden.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Hayden families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hayden family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hayden families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 235 Hayden families living in Ontario. This was about 39% of all the recorded Hayden's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hayden families in 1911.
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What did your Hayden ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Hayden. 42% of Hayden men worked as a Farmer and 15% of Hayden women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hayden were Carpenter and Clerk.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    42%
  • Labourer
    11%
  • Painter
    6%
  • Carpenter
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    15%
  • Teacher
    12%
  • Housekeeper
    12%
  • Clerk
    10%

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What is the average Hayden lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Hayden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Hayden in 1940 was 38, and 76 in 2004.

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