The Heyward surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,867 people carried this name — #6,904 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 60,600 people counted. That is up 10% from 4,419 in 2000.

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Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Heyward was found among the farmers of Devon: 9 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Devon 9

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Heyward in American newspapers,
1897–1914.

Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Heyward
The Colfax Chronicle 1897-08-21
Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Heyward
The Mirror And Farmer 1904-10-27
Newspaper page from The Kenna Record carrying the name Heyward
The Kenna Record 1914-07-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,317 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Heyward in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2000s.

5,497 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Heyward. The most, 1,135, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 7.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 2,451
Victoria 1,755
New South Wales 650
South Australia 383
Queensland 154
Western Australia 76
ACT (Canberra) 9
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Heyward.

Who carried it

People named Heyward,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Daniel Heyward
    Daniel Heyward 1720–1777
  • Thomas Heyward, Jr.
    Thomas Heyward, Jr. 1746–1809 · judge
  • Thomas Heyward, Jr.
    Thomas Heyward, Jr. 1746–1809 · judge
  • Nathaniel Heyward
    Nathaniel Heyward 1766–1851 · legislator
  • Elizabeth Savage Heyward
    Elizabeth Savage Heyward 1769–1833
  • Henrietta Elizabeth Heyward d. 1838

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Heyward,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States324 records

324 records of the Heyward name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 117
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 80
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 75
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Isaac Heyward

    Born 1925 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Jackson Columbia; farmer from Berkeley County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Beaufort National Cemetery, South Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Samuel Heyward

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the France from London, aged 31; laborer. From England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Arnold Leroy Heyward

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1980, died 2001; buried at Beaufort National Cemetery, South Carolina.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 324 records for Heyward in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia275 records

275 records of the Heyward name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 128
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 102
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 41
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Spencer Hawkins Heyward

    Died 1925 in Public Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1925.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sarah Ann Heyward

    Born 1843 in Hobart, Tasmania. Died 1874 in Tasmania, aged 30.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Heyward

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the White Star, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 275 records for Heyward in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

New Zealand17 records

17 records of the Heyward name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 14
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Isaac Henderson Heyward

    Died 1943, aged 67; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Richard Devonia Heyward

    Died 1926, aged 71; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Samuel Richard Heyward

    Died 1973, aged 79; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Heyward in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Heyward name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Francis Heyward

    Buried in 1790 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 43.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Heyward

    Devonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. B. Heyward

    Gunner, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Heyward name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frederick Gerald Heyward

    Buried in 1971 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 81.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Bessie Heyward

    Born 1921 in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France2 records

2 records of the Heyward name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Herold Edgar Heyward

    Born 1924 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes); died 2001 in Voreppe (Isère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Albert Charles Heyward

    Born 1925 in Vallauris (Alpes-Maritimes); died 1985 in Grenoble (Isère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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