Origin and popularity of the name HAYWARD
Origin
Hayward : English:: 1: occupational name from Middle English hayward ‘keeper of the hedges and enclosures’ (Old English hēgweard) a manorial officer in charge of the common fields who protected corn and hay from cattle theft or damage and supervised the harvest.2: occasionally a variant of Howard.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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