Hayden (surname)
The surname Hayden has several origins. In some cases it is a form of O'Hayden, which is derived from the Irish Ó hÉideáin and Ó hÉidín. These latter surnames mean "descendant of Éideán" and "descendant of Éidín", respectively; the Irish personal names Éideán and Éidín are likely derived from the Irish éideadh, which means "clothes", "armour".[1]
In some cases the surname Hayden is derived from placenames in England that have various origins. For example, the placename Haydon occurs in Northumberland, and is derived from the Old English word elements heg ("hay") and denu ("valley). Other places in Dorset, Hertfordshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire are derived from either the Old English word elements hēg ("hay") and dūn ("hill"), or from hege ("hedge") and dūn, or from (ge)hæg ("enclosure") and dūn.[1]
In some cases the surname Hayden is a form of the Jewish surname Heiden.[1]
People with the surname
- Alyssa Hayden (born 1970), Australian politician
- Basil Hayden (1899–2003), American college basketball player and coach
- Benjamin Hayden (1822–1908), American lawyer and politician
- Bill Hayden (born 1933), former Governor-General of Australia
- Bob Hayden, U.S. hockey referee
- Brent Hayden (born 1983), Canadian swimmer
- Carl Hayden (1877–1972), American politician
- Charles Hayden (1870–1937), American financier and philanthropist
- Charles T. Hayden (1825–1900), American businessman and probate judge
- Diana Hayden (born 1973), former Miss World and model from India
- Emily Spencer Hayden (1869–1949), 19th and 20th century American photographer
- Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829–1887), 19th century American geologist
- Harry Hayden (1882–1955), Canadian actor
- James Hayden (1953–1983), now-deceased U.S. actor
- Jeffrey Hayden (born 1926), television director and producer
- Joel Hayden (1798–1873), 19th-century Massachusetts politician
- Josephine Hayden, Republican Sinn Féin politician
- Kelvin Hayden (born 1983), American football player
- Leo Hayden (born 1948), former National Football League running back
- Lewis Hayden (1811–1889), African American leader, ex-slave, abolitionist and businessman
- Linda Hayden (born 1953), English film and television actress
- Matthew Hayden (born 1971), Australian cricketer
- Melissa Hayden (actress) (born 1969), American actress
- Melissa Hayden (dancer) (1923–2006), Canadian ballerina
- Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force General and Director, Central Intelligence Agency
- Mike Hayden (born 1944), American politician
- Nicky Hayden (born 1981), American motorcycle racer (brother of Roger Lee and Tomy Hayden)
- Pamela Hayden (born 1953), American voice actress
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden (born 1959), American science fiction editor
- Robert Hayden (1913–1980), African-American educator and poet
- Roger Hayden (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
- Roger Lee Hayden (born 1983), American motorcycle racer (brother of Nicky and Tommy Hayden)
- Salter Adrian Hayden, Canadian lawyer and senator
- Samuel Augustus Hayden (1839–1918), American Baptist pastor and newspaper publisher
- Samuel Hayden, Canadian politician
- Scott Hayden (1882–1915), African-American composer of ragtime music
- Sterling Hayden (1916–1986), American film actor
- Steve Hayden (copywriter), American advertising executive and copywriter
- Teresa Nielsen Hayden (born 1956), American essayist and editor
- Tom Hayden (born 1939), American civil rights activist and politician
- Tom Hayden (Texas politician) (born 1967), mayor of Flower Mound, Texas
- Tommy Hayden (born 1978), American motorcycle racer (brother of Nicky and Roger Lee Hayden)
- Torey Hayden (born 1951), American child psychologist
- Vanessa Hayden (basketball) (born 1982), American professional women's basketball player
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oxford Dictionary of Family Names: Hayden, Answers.com, retrieved 3 January 2013. This webpage is a partial transcription of Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2006.
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