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Hayden: Irish Surname History & Coat of Arms

Ó hEidín, Ó hEideáin, Ó hAidín · 'descendant of Eididhín' (diminutive of Eideadh), as Woulfe gives Ó hEidín

Woulfe (1923) lists Hayden under three related Irish names, Ó hEidín, Ó hEideáin and Ó hAidín; he says Ó hEidín was formerly a common surname, especially in Roscommon, Tipperary and South Leinster. He separately records a Norman name, de Héadún (Heden, Headon, Heydon, Haydon), from places called Headon or Haydon in England; he does not print the spelling Hayden under it. In 1890 Ireland's birth indexes held 45 entries including spelling varieties (43 spelled Hayden), principally in Dublin, Carlow and Tipperary.

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Irish formÓ hEidín, Ó hEideáin, Ó hAidín
Meaning'descendant of Eididhín' (diminutive of Eideadh), as Woulfe gives Ó hEidín
CountiesRoscommon, Tipperary, Dublin, Carlow
Other spellings7

Origin of the Hayden name

Gaelic, per Woulfe: Ó hEidín, 'descendant of Eididhín', 'formerly a common surname, especially in Roscommon, Tipperary and South Leinster', with the variants Ó hEideáin and Ó hAidín; he lists Hayden under all three. He also records a separate Norman name, de Héadún, printing Heden, Headon, Heydon and Haydon (not Hayden) under it.[1][2][3][4]

  1. 189045 birth entries incl. spelling varieties (43 Hayden); principally Dublin, Carlow, Tipperary.[5][7]
  2. 1911Mary Hayden becomes the first holder of UCD's professorship of modern Irish history.[8]
  3. 1921Hayden and Moonan's 'A short history of the Irish people' published.[8]

Where in Ireland

Co. RoscommonWoulfe: Ó hEidín was formerly a common surname, especially in Roscommon.[1]
Co. TipperaryNamed by Woulfe for Ó hEidín; also a principal Hayden county in 1890.[1][5]
Co. DublinFirst county named for Hayden births in 1890.[5]
Co. CarlowOne of three counties where Hayden births were principally found in 1890.[5]

Notable people named Hayden

Mary Hayden1862–1942Dublin-born historian and feminist; in 1911 the first holder of UCD's professorship of modern Irish history.[8]

Other spellings

Haydon · Haden · Headen · Heden · Hadian · Haydin · O Heyden[1][6]

The Hayden coat of arms

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Hayden surname: questions

What does the surname Hayden mean?

Woulfe gives Hayden as a form of Ó hEidín, 'descendant of Eididhín', which he explains as a diminutive of Eideadh.[1]

Is Hayden an Irish name?

Woulfe lists the spelling Hayden under three Irish names, Ó hEidín, Ó hEideáin and Ó hAidín. He also records a separate Norman name, de Héadún, from places called Headon or Haydon in England, which came into Ireland soon after the Anglo-Norman invasion but scarcely spread outside Dublin; under it he prints Heden, Headon, Heydon and Haydon, not Hayden.[1][2][4]

Where in Ireland is the Hayden name from?

Woulfe says Ó hEidín was formerly common especially in Roscommon, Tipperary and South Leinster. In 1890 Hayden births were found principally in Dublin, Carlow and Tipperary.[1][5]

Who was Mary Hayden?

History Ireland describes Mary Hayden (1862–1942) as a Dublin-born historian and feminist who in 1911 became the first holder of the professorship of modern Irish history at University College Dublin.[8]

Sources

  1. Ó hEidín, Ó hÉidín — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/oh/o-heidin.php
  2. Ó hEideáin, Ó hÉideáin — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/oh/o-heideain.php
  3. Ó hAidín — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/oh/o-haidin.php
  4. De Héadún — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/d/de-headun.php
  5. Hayden — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/hayden.php
  6. Hayden — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/847.php
  7. Table Explanation — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/table-explanation.php
  8. Mary Hayden (1862–1942), historian and feminist, History Ireland. historyireland.com/?p=8292

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).