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Hayer
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hayer
English
Etymology
Various etymologies:
A variant of the English surname en Ayer.
A topographic surname for someone who lived by an enclosure, from en enm hay enclosure, hedge + en -er.
Borrowed from en fr Hayer, an occupational surname for a warder of a woodland, from en fro haye hedge.
Borrowed from South en de Hayer, from an agent derivative of en gmh heien to guard, protect.
Borrowed from en pa ਹਾਈਯਰ, surname based on the name of a Jat clan.
Proper noun
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en.
Related terms
en O'Hayer
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Hayer is the 34707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Hayer is most common among White (47.62%), Asian/Pacific Islander (31.8%) and Black/African American (12.9%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from French surnames from German surnames from Middle English surnames from Punjabi