How common is the last name Hayward?

15,321 people in the United States have the last name Hayward, about 1 in 19,509. It ranks #2,321 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HAYWARD

#2,321

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,321
About
1 in 19,509
This common or more
49.5%
Who bears it

Of the 15,321 people with the last name Hayward, 68.3% reported their origin as White, 21.9% 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 Hayward

#2,319 Begay · 15,329#2,320 Rowley · 15,325#2,322 Boston · 15,314#2,323 Hare · 15,310

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hayward, most common first.

#67,529 Haward · 315

Also a first name

As a first name, Hayward ranks #7,899 of 53,615, with 1,875 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1956, with 95 births. See Hayward as a first name

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