Last Name HAYWARD

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Meaning	The hayward, a keeper of cattlem literally 'hedge-watcher. There were two kinds of HaywardsL the hayward of the town or village, who kept the common cattle from starying or tresspassing; and the hayward of the lord of the manor, or reigious house. It also could be 'the son of Haward.' Anoiently in England the keeper of the common herd or cattle of a town, from the Saxon 'hieg,' hay, and ward, a keeper.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Anglo-saxon, Falkland, Belgian, South african

Rank	2,218 (2000 US census)	2,312 (1990 US census)

Count	15,044 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

73.26%, or 11021 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
21.81%, or 3281 total occurrences, as black,
0.57%, or 86 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.98%, or 147 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.89%, or 284 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.48%, or 223 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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