How common is the last name Hayes?

186,445 people in the United States have the last name Hayes, about 1 in 1,603. It ranks #133 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HAYES

#133

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
186,445
About
1 in 1,603
This common or more
19%
Who bears it

Of the 186,445 people with the last name Hayes, 66.9% reported their origin as White, 24% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Hayes

#131 Herrera · 186,848#132 Medina · 186,456#134 Fernandez · 185,352#135 Bryant · 184,727

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hayes, most common first.

#1,046 Hays · 33,013#3,626 Hawes · 9,553#15,307 Hayek · 1,846#127,742 Haes · 140

Also a first name

As a first name, Hayes ranks #2,659 of 53,615, with 8,856 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 2,327 births. See Hayes as a first name

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