Definition of "Hayes"

A surname

1. An English habitational surname from Old English.  examples

2. A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”)  examples

A placename

1. Any of a number of places; those outside Britain named for persons with the surname.  examples

2. A number of places in the United Kingdom

   1. A suburb of the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, England.  examples

   2. A suburb of the borough of Bromley, Greater London.  examples

3. A commune in Moselle department, Grand Est, France.  examples

4. A settlement in Jamaica.  examples

5. A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.  examples

6. A number of places in the United States:

   1. A former settlement in Fresno County, California.  examples

   2. A census-designated place in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.  examples

   3. An unincorporated community in Stanley County, South Dakota.  examples

   4. An unincorporated community in the town of How, Oconto County, Wisconsin.  examples

   5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Hayes Township.  examples