Hayes

in North Carolina

There are 7,614 people with the last name "Hayes" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Hayes 73
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  1. is 69th most common Freeman
  2. is 70th most common Hunt
  3. is 71st most common Graham
  4. is 72nd most common James
  5. is 73rd most common Hayes
  6. is 74th most common Patterson
  7. is 75th most common Bennett
  8. is 76th most common Murphy
  9. is 77th most common Locklear

Similar Names and Nicknames

Hawes, Hayek, Haye, Hayer, Hayen, Hayenga, Hayez, Hayeck, Hayess, Hayens

Most Common First Names for Hayes

James, Michael, Robert, William, John, David, Charles, Mary, Richard, Thomas



Meaning & History

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodha ‘descendant of Aodh’, a personal name meaning ‘fire’ (compare McCoy). In some cases, especially in County Wexford, the surname is of English origin (see below), having been taken to Ireland by the Normans.

English: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Devon and Worcestershire, so called from the plural of Middle English hay ‘enclosure’ (see Hay 1), or a topographic name from the same word.

English: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Dorset, Greater London (formerly in Kent and Middlesex), and Worcestershire, so called from Old English hǣse ‘brushwood’, or a topographic name from the same word.

English: patronymic from Hay 3.

French: variant (plural) of Haye 3.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): metronymic from Yiddish name Khaye ‘life’ + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.

FOREBEARS U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes (18221893), born in Delaware, OH, was descended from old New England families on both sides. Through the paternal line he was descended from George Hayes, who emigrated from Scotland in 1680 and settled in Windsor, CT.


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