Hayne is a surname of English origin.

Etymology

According to the ''

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'', modern names ''

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'', ''Hayne'', '' Haines'', ''Hains'', ''Hanes'', and '' Haynes'' all in four different medieval names, which came to sound the same. # The

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...

name ''Hain''. This is thought to have originated as a pet form of

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names such as ''

Reynald Reynald is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Reynald de Châtillon (1125–1187), French Knight who served in the Second Crusade *Francis Reynald Wewengkang (born 1971), current Persija Jakarta Football player *Reynald Lemaître ...

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Reyner Reyner is a surname, and has also been used as a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Reyner Banham (1922–1988), English architectural critic * Clement Reyner (1589–1651), English Benedictine monk * Edward Reyner (1600–c.166 ...

'' and '' Rainbert''. # The personal name

Hagan Hagan may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places Iran * Hagan, Iran, a village in Hamadan Province Norway * Hagan, a village in Harstad * Hagan, a village in Akershus United States * Hagan, Georgia, a city * Hagan, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * ...

, which is itself of diverse origins. # The

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

word ''haga'' ('enclosure', Middle English ''hay''), in the

oblique case In grammar, an oblique (abbreviated ; from la, casus obliquus) or objective case (abbr. ) is a nominal case other than the nominative case, and sometimes, the vocative. A noun or pronoun in the oblique case can generally appear in any role exc ...

form ''hagan'' (Middle English ''hayne''), whose use could have arisen from a

locative In grammar, the locative case (abbreviated ) is a grammatical case which indicates a location. It corresponds vaguely to the English prepositions "in", "on", "at", and "by". The locative case belongs to the general local cases, together with the ...

epithet such as ''æt hagan'' ('at the enclosure'). # Perhaps the Middle English word ''heyne'' (and its variants, such as ''haine'', ''hayn''), meaning 'mean wretch, niggard'.

Distribution

Around 2011, there were 533 bearers of the surname ''Hayne'' in Great Britain and none in Ireland. In 1881, there were 774 bearers of the name in Great Britain, concentrated in the south-west of England, particularly in Dorset.''The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', ed. by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure, 4 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016), II, p. 1233 .v. ''Hayne'' .

People

* Arthur P. Hayne (1788–1867), United States Senator from South Carolina *

Charles Seale-Hayne Charles Hayne Seale Hayne PC (22 October 1833 – 22 November 1903) of Fuge House in the parish of Blackawton and of Kingswear Castle, Dartmouth harbour, both in Devon, was a British businessman and Liberal politician, serving as Member of Pa ...

(1833–1903), British businessman and Liberal politician *

Edward G. Hayne Edward G. Hayne (January 21, 1874 – September 30, 1945) was an American businessman and politician. Hayne was born in Ottawa, Illinois and went to the Ottawa public schools. He was involved in the heating, plumbing, and lighting business in ...

(1874–1945), American businessman and politician *

Friedrich Gottlob Hayne Friedrich Gottlob Hayne (18 March 1763, Jüterbog – 24 April 1832, Berlin) was a German botanist, taxonomist, pharmacist and professor. Hayne showed an early interest in the plant world. From 1778 until 1796 he worked as a pharmacist in Berlin ...

(1763–1832), a botanist * Gareth Hayne, New Zealand cricketer *

George Hayne George Hayne (died 1723) was a merchant and entrepreneur who was responsible for the creation of the Trent Navigation in England and hence the development of Burton upon Trent as the pre-eminent beer brewing and exporting town. Hayne was the son ...

, British merchant and entrepreneur *

Isaac Hayne Isaac Hayne (23 September 1745 – 4 August 1781) was one of the most prominent Americans to be executed by the British during the American War of Independence.

, a South Carolinian executed during the American Revolutionary War *

Jarryd Hayne Jarryd Lee Hayne (born 15 February 1988) is a former professional rugby league footballer who also briefly played American football and rugby union sevens. Hayne began his career in 2006 as a er for the Parramatta Eels, winning the NRL's Da ...

, an Australian rugby league footballer *

Kenneth Hayne Kenneth Madison Hayne (born 5 June 1945) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. Early life and education Hayne was born in Gympie, Queensland and attended Scotch College, Melbour ...

, a Puisne Justice of the High Court of Australia *

Paul Hamilton Hayne Paul Hamilton Hayne (January 1, 1830 – July 6, 1886) was a nineteenth-century Southern American poet, critic, and editor. Biography Paul Hamilton Hayne was born in Charleston, South Carolina on January 1, 1830. After losing his father as a yo ...

, (1830 – 1886) Southern American poet, critic, and editor *

Richard Hayne Richard Hayne (born May 26, 1947) is the president and CEO of Urban Outfitters, an American chain of clothing retailers. Hayne has served as chairman and president since 1976. In 2012, he became CEO following the retirement of Glen Senk. According ...

(1947- ) president and CEO of Urban Outfitters *

Robert Y. Hayne Robert Young Hayne (November 10, 1791 – September 24, 1839) was an American lawyer, planter and politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1823 to 1832, as Governor of South Carolina 1832–1834, and as Mayor of Charleston 1836– ...

, a United States Senator from South Carolina *

Steven Hayne Steven Timothy Hayne (born 1942) is a pathologist from the US state of Mississippi who attracted significant controversy surrounding his medical practices and testimony in criminal trials, most notably those of Cory Maye, Jimmie Duncan, and Tyler ...

, a forensic pathologist from Mississippi

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