Find out how popular the last name Haye is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Haye.

Haye, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Haye surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Haye in America

Haye is the 17942nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Haye surname appeared 1,558 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Haye.

We can also compare 2010 data for Haye to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Haye

The surname HAYE is of English origin, and is thought to have derived from the Old English word "hæge" or "haga", meaning a hedge or an enclosure. The name is believed to have first emerged in the medieval period, around the 11th or 12th century.

The name was initially associated with individuals who lived near or maintained hedges or enclosures, and may have been used as a descriptive surname to identify a person's occupation or place of residence. It is likely that the earliest bearers of the name were from rural or agricultural areas of England.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name HAYE can be found in the Domesday Book, a survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name appears in various spellings, such as "de la Haye" or "atte Haye", indicating its connection to a specific location or enclosure.

In the 13th century, there are records of individuals named HAYE in various counties of England, including Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Oxfordshire. The name was particularly prevalent in the counties of Hampshire and Berkshire, where it was often associated with place names like "La Haye" or "Haye Farm".

One notable bearer of the name was Sir Gilbert de la Haye, a 13th-century English knight who participated in the Second Barons' War against King Henry III. Another was Sir John de la Haye, who served as a member of parliament and a knight of the shire for Lincolnshire in the early 14th century.

In the 15th century, the name HAYE appeared in the records of the College of Arms, indicating that some families with this surname had achieved a certain level of nobility or status. For example, Sir John Haye was a prominent soldier and courtier during the reign of King Henry VI, and was appointed as the Lieutenant of the Tower of London in 1460.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name HAYE continued to be found in various parts of England, and there are records of individuals with this surname in parish registers and legal documents. One notable figure was Richard Haye, a 16th-century English clergyman and author who wrote several works on theology and church history.

Other notable individuals with the surname HAYE include: William Haye (1557-1625), an English politician and Member of Parliament; Sir John Haye (1670-1737), a Scottish landowner and politician; and Robert Haye (1768-1839), an English architect and surveyor who designed several notable buildings in London.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Haye

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Haye.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Haye was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Haye has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Haye was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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