The Hays surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 34,191 people carried this name — #1,021 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 8,630 people counted. That is up 3% from 33,194 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Hays surname
Spelling variant of Hayes, which has multiple origins.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hays» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 836 people named Hays.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 41 départements, most often Morbihan.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Hays,
with a public archive behind them.
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Rachel Myers Hays 1738–1810 -
Mary Ludwig Hays 1754–1832 · military personnel -
Daniel Hays 1661–
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William Hays 1751–1786 · military personnel
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Mary Hays 1759–1843 · writer
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Mary Hays 1759–1843 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hays.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Hays is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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