The surname Hayden has several origins. In some cases it is a form of '' O'Hayden'', which is derived from the

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

''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". In some cases the surname ''Hayden'' is derived from placenames in England that have various origins. For example, the placename ''Haydon'' occurs in

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, and is derived from the

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word elements ''heg'' ("hay") and ''denu'' ("valley"). Other places in

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, Hertfordshire,

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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''. In some cases the surname ''Hayden'' is a form of the Jewish surname '' Heiden''.. This webpage is a partial transcription of .

People with the surname

Ada Hayden Ada Hayden (14 August 1884 – 12 August 1950) was an American botanist, educator, and preservationist. She was the curator of the Iowa State University Herbarium, which was renamed the Ada Hayden Herbarium (ISC) in her honour in 1988. During her ...

(1884–1950), American botanist * Alyssa Hayden (born 1970), Australian politician * Anthony Hayden (born 1961), judge of the High Court of England and Wales since 2013 * Basil Hayden (1899–2003), American college basketball player and coach * Bea Hayden (born 1984) Taiwanese model and actress of American descent * Benjamin Hayden (1822–1908), American lawyer and politician *

Bill Hayden William George Hayden (born 23 January 1933) is an Australian politician who served as the 21st governor-general of Australia from 1989 to 1996. He was Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1977 to 1983, and served as ...

(born 1933), former Governor-General of Australia * Bob Hayden, U.S. hockey referee *

Brent Hayden Brent Matthew Hayden (born October 21, 1983) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. Representing Canada for a decade, Hayden is regarded as the fastest swimmer in Canadian history. Hayden won a bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 2012 Summ ...

(born 1983), Canadian swimmer *

Carl Hayden Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Represe ...

(1877–1972), United States Representative and Senator * Charles Hayden (1870–1937), American financier and philanthropist * Charles T. Hayden (1825–1900), American businessman and probate judge *

Dan Hayden (baseball) Dan Hayden, known as Danny Hayden, is an American college baseball coach, serving until May 2023 as head coach of the Miami RedHawks baseball The Miami RedHawks baseball team (formerly the Miami Redskins) is a varsity intercollegiate athletic te ...

(born 1984), American college baseball coach *

Diana Hayden Diana Hayden (born 1 May 1973) is an Indian actress, television host, model and the winner of Miss World 1997 pageant. She is the third Indian woman to win the title of Miss World. She also won three subtitles during the pageant and is the o ...

(born 1973), former Miss World and model from India * Erika Check Hayden, American journalist * Emily Spencer Hayden (1869–1949), 19th and 20th century American photographer *

Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (September 7, 1829 – December 22, 1887) was an American geologist noted for his pioneering surveying expeditions of the Rocky Mountains in the late 19th century. He was also a physician who served with the Union Ar ...

(1829–1887), 19th century American geologist * Garey Hayden, American bridge player * Gene Hayden (1935–2003), American professional baseball pitcher * Gillette Hayden, pioneering dentist and periodontist in the early 20th century *

Harry Hayden Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...

(1882–1955), Canadian actor * Henry Hubert Hayden, (1869-1923), Anglo-Irish geologist who worked in India and a mountaineer * Horace H. Hayden (1769–1844), first licensed American dentist and dentistry school founder * Isaac Hayden (born 1995), English footballer * James Hayden (1953–1983), American actor * Jane Hayden (born 1957), English actress * Jeffrey Hayden (1926–2016), television director and producer * Joel Hayden (1798–1873), 19th-century Massachusetts politician * John Hayden (disambiguation), multiple people * Josephine Hayden, Republican Sinn Féin politician *

Kelvin Hayden Kelvin Darnell Hayden Jr. (born July 23, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Illinois and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. In Super Bowl XLI he returned ...

(born 1983), American football player * Leo Hayden (born 1948), former National Football League running back *

Lewis Hayden Lewis Hayden (December 2, 1811 – April 7, 1889) escaped slavery in Kentucky with his family and escaped to Canada. He established a school for African Americans before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to aid in the abolition movement. There h ...

(1811–1889), African American leader, ex-slave, abolitionist and businessman *

Linda Hayden (actress) Linda Hayden (born 19 January 1953, Linda M. Higginson) is an English film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in 1970s British horror films and sex comedies. Career Hayden was born in Stanmore, Middlesex. She trained ...

(born 1953), English film and television actress * Matthew Hayden (born 1971), Australian cricketer * Martha Nessler Hayden (born 1936), American painter * Melissa Hayden (actress) (born 1969), American actress *

Melissa Hayden (dancer) Melissa Hayden (born Mildred Herman, April 25, 1923, Toronto; died August 9, 2006, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) was a Canadian ballerina at the New York City Ballet. Early life Hayden was born in Toronto as the second daughter of Jacob Herman ...

(1923–2006), Canadian ballerina * Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force General and Director, Central Intelligence Agency *

Mike Hayden John Michael Hayden (born March 16, 1944) is a retired American politician and veteran who served as the 41st governor of Kansas, from 1987 to 1991. He subsequently served as the Secretary of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Department under Ka ...

(born 1944), American politician *

Nicky Hayden Nicholas Patrick Hayden (July 30, 1981 May 22, 2017), nicknamed "The Kentucky Kid", was an American professional motorcycle racer who won the MotoGP World Championship in 2006. Hayden began racing motorcycles at a young age. He began his roa ...

(1981–2017), American motorcycle racer (brother of Roger Lee and Tomy Hayden) * Pamela Hayden (born 1953), American voice actress *

Patrick Nielsen Hayden Patrick James Nielsen Hayden (born Patrick James Hayden January 2, 1959), is an American science fiction editor, fan, fanzine publisher, essayist, reviewer, anthologist, teacher and blogger. He is a World Fantasy Award and Hugo Award winner ...

(born 1959), American science fiction editor *

Robert Hayden Robert Hayden (August 4, 1913February 25, 1980) was an American poet, essayist, and educator. He served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976 to 1978, a role today known as US Poet Laureate. He was the first African-Ameri ...

(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 Hayden, Canadian lawyer and senator *

Samuel Augustus Hayden Samuel Augustus Hayden (1839–1918) was a Baptist pastor, denominational leader and newspaper publisher. Hayden was born in Washington Parish, Louisiana, U.S. on April 7, 1839. He was the son of Allen and Nancy McLendon Hayden. S. A. Hayden ma ...

(1839–1918), American Baptist pastor and newspaper publisher *

Samuel Hayden Samuel M. Hayden (October 6, 1858 – October 27, 1934) was a Canadian politician in Manitoba. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1920, as a member of the Liberal Party. Hayden resided in Killarney, Manitoba dur ...

, Canadian politician * Scott Hayden (1882–1915), African-American composer of ragtime music * Sophia Hayden (1868–1953), American architect *

Sterling Hayden Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor, author, sailor and decorated Marine Corps officer and an Office of Strategic Services' agent during World War II. A leading man for mos ...

(1916–1986), American film actor * Steve Hayden (copywriter), American advertising executive and copywriter * Teresa Nielsen Hayden (born 1956), American essayist and editor *

Tom Hayden Thomas Emmet Hayden (December 11, 1939October 23, 2016) was an American social and political activist, author, and politician. Hayden was best known for his role as an anti-war, civil rights, and intellectual activist in the 1960s, authoring t ...

(1939-2016), American civil rights activist and politician serving as a California state Representative and state Senator * Tom Hayden (Texas politician) (born 1967), mayor of Flower Mound, Texas *

Tommy Hayden Thomas Hayden (born July 14, 1978), aka Tommy Gun, is an American professional motorcycle racer and oldest brother to racers Nicky and Roger Lee. Biography Hayden was born and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky, where he currently resides. His two ...

(born 1978), American motorcycle racer (brother of Nicky and Roger Lee Hayden) *

Torey Hayden Victoria Lynn Hayden, known as Torey L. Hayden (born 21 May 1951 in Livingston, Montana, U.S.), is a special education teacher, university lecturer and writer of non-fiction books based on her real-life experiences with teaching and counseling chi ...

(born 1951), American child psychologist * Vanessa Hayden (basketball) (born 1982), American professional women's basketball player * Will Hayden (born 1965), American criminal and former TV personality

Fictional characters with the surname Hayden

* Dr. Samuel Hayden - a major character in the 2016 video game

Doom Doom is another name for damnation. Doom may also refer to: People * Doom (professional wrestling), the tag team of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed * Daniel Doom (born 1934), Belgian cyclist * Debbie Doom (born 1963), American softball pitcher * ...

, as well as a secondary protagonist of its 2020 sequel,

Doom Eternal ''Doom Eternal'' is a first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. The sequel to ''Doom'' (2016), and the sixth main game in the ''Doom'' series, it was released on March 20, 2020, for Windows, PlaySt ...

. *Roger Hayden - The

Psycho-Pirate The Psycho-Pirate is the name of two supervillains appearin in American comic books published by DC Comics. Bob Frazer portrayed the character for his live action debut during The CW's 2018 Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds (Arrowverse), Elseworld ...

, a

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supervillain.

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