Haydon

English

Etymology

From either Old English hīeġ (“hay”) or ġehæġ (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

Proper noun

Haydon (countable and uncountable, plural Haydons)

1. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST6715).
2. A civil parish in southern Northumberland, England, see Haydon Bridge.
3. A village in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6853).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Haydon Bridge

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Haydon is the 14398^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2076 individuals. Haydon is most common among White (91.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Haydon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 146.