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Etymology of Haynes

What does the name Haynes mean?

The Anglo-Saxon name Haynes comes from the baptismal name for Haine. As the naming tradition grew in Europe baptismal names began to be introduced in many countries. Baptismal names were sometimes given in honour of Christian saints and other biblical figures. There are very few Christian countries in Europe that did not adopt surnames from these religious figures.

Alternatively, the name could have been a local name from Haynes or Hawnes, a parish, in the union of Ampthill, hundred of Flitt in Bedfordshire. 1 This parish dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was recorded as Hagenes. 2 It literally meant "the enclosures." 3 Another source claims the name is from Haisne, near Arras, France. 4

Early Origins of the Haynes family

The surname Haynes was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where Hagene and Hagana were listed in Herefordshire and Norfolk respectively. 2

From this early listing, the name evolved and was used as both a forename and surname, as Hagena Jugement was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Suffolk in 1130. It was not until 1198 that we found the name as a surname: Rogerus filius Hane in the Feet of Fines for Norfolk. The same rolls, but for Staffordshire listed Hagan(us) in 1199 and later in Norfolk in 1240. Alicia filia Hahen was listed in the Feet of Fines for Norfolk in 1202 which is very interesting as this would have been one of the first entries for a female or "daughter" to hold lands. 5

Hugh de Haynes witnessed a charter of Payen de Beauchamp, founding Chicksand Priory, 12th century 4

Adam filius Hayne was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Lancashire in 1332 and Peter Hain was found in the Pipe Rolls for Dorset in 1200. 5

Somerset was an early homestead for the family as seen by the following early entries: Ralph Hayne; William Hayne; Alice Heynes; Walter Heynes; and Ade Heynes. All entries were 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 6

The Yorkshire Poll Rolls of 1379 included: Adam Hauneson; Johannes Hayne; Robertus Haynson; and Thomas Hane as all holding lands there at that time. 7

Early History of the Haynes family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Haynes research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1202, 1552, 1564, 1582, 1594, 1631, 1645, 1653, 1659, 1668, 1671, 1672, 1675, 1690, 1693, 1696, 1697, 1701, 1702, 1705, 1710, 1723, 1737, 1749 and 1752 are included under the topic Early Haynes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Haynes Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Haynes has appeared include Haines, Hains, Hain, Haine, Haynes, Hainson and many more.

Early Notables of the Haynes family

  • John Haynes (sometimes spelled Haines) (1594-1653), English colonial magistrate from Messing Essex, one of the founders of the Connecticut Colony, he was on the committee that drafted the Fundamental...
  • Hezekiah Haynes (died 1693), second son of John Haynes of Copford Hall in Essex, was a supporter of the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War

Haynes World Ranking

the United States, the name Haynes is the 301st most popular surname with an estimated 89,532 people with that name. 8 However, in Australia, the name Haynes is ranked the 490th most popular surname with an estimated 7,800 people with that name. 9 And in the United Kingdom, the name Haynes is the 400th popular surname with an estimated 16,176 people with that name. 10

Migration of the Haynes family to Ireland

Some of the Haynes family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 30 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Haynes migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Haynes arrived in North America very early:

Haynes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Henry Haynes, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 12
  • John Haynes, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1633 aboard the ship "Griffin, bound for Cambridge 12
  • Walter Haynes, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1638 12
  • James Haynes, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1638 12
  • Richard Haynes, who landed in Virginia in 1642 12
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Haynes Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Haynes, who landed in New England in 1727 12
  • Herbert Haynes, who landed in Virginia in 1737 12
  • Philip Haynes, who arrived in America in 1760-1753 12
Haynes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Thomas Haynes, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1843 12
  • Francis Haynes, who landed in New York in 1848 12
  • Luke Haynes, who arrived in Virginia in 1850 12
  • H Haynes, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 12
  • Edward Haynes, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1853 12
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Haynes Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Mr. John Haynes, (b. 1872), aged 32, Cornish hairdresser from Truro, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "St Paul" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 4th August 1904 en route to New York, USA 13

Haynes migration to Canada +

Haynes Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Mr. Adam Haynes U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 14
  • Mr. Joseph Haynes U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 14
Haynes Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • David Haynes, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Matilda" from Cork, Ireland

Haynes migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet, Second Fleet and Third Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

First Fleet
  • Mr. Richard Haynes, (b. 1758), aged 31, British settler convicted at Nottinghamshire, England in 1788, sentenced to 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the ship "Surprize" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 11
  • Miss Alice Haynes, British settler convicted in London, England in 1787, sentenced to 7 years for theft, transported aboard the ship "Lady Juliana" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 12
Second Fleet
  • Mr. Joseph Haynes, (d. 1791), British settler convicted in Kent, England in 1790, sentenced to 14 years for theft, transported aboard the ship "William and Ann" leaving in 1790 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1791 12
Third Fleet
  • Mr. William Haynes, (b. 1755), aged 32, English settler convicted in London on 10th December 1783, sentenced for 7 years for highway robbery, transported aboard the ship "Friendship" leaving in 1787 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1788, he was transferred to HMAS Supply 12
Following the First, Second and Third Fleets, other convicts and early settlers arriving in Australia include:

Haynes Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Stephen Haynes, English convict who was convicted in Somerset, England for life, transported aboard the "Duke of Portland" in January 1807, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 15
  • Mr. William Haynes, English convict who was convicted in Beford, Befordshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Canada" on 23rd April 1819, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 16
  • Mr. Thomas Haynes, British Convict who was convicted in Bristol, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 11th August 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 17
  • James Haynes, English convict from Bristol, who was transported aboard the "Adamant" on March 16, 1821, settling in New South Wales, Australia 18
  • John Haynes, English convict from Worcester, who was transported aboard the "Arab" on July 3, 1822, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 19
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Haynes migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Haynes Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Elizabeth Haynes, aged 58, a nurse, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Fifeshire" in 1842 20
  • Mr. J. Haynes, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Lord Ashley" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th October 1858 21
  • Mr. William Haynes, (b. 1860), aged 10 months, English settler, from Leicestershire travelling from London aboard the ship "Sebastopol" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th December 1861 22
  • Mr. John Haynes, (b. 1836), aged 25, English farm labourer, from Leicestershire travelling from London aboard the ship "Sebastopol" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th December 1861 22
  • Mrs. Sarah Ann Haynes, (b. 1836), aged 25, English settler, from Leicestershire travelling from London aboard the ship "Sebastopol" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th December 1861 22
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Haynes (post 1700) +

  • Roy Owen Haynes (1925-2024), American jazz drummer nicknamed "Snap Crackle"
  • Abner Haynes (1937-2024), American professional football halfback and return specialist who played in the AFL and NFL, first Player of the Year, and its first Rookie of the Year in 1960
  • Linda Haynes (1947-2023), American actress who appeared in several films in the 1970s and early 1980s, a life member of The Actors Studio, best known for her roles in Coffy, The Nickel Ride and Rolling Thunder
  • Michael E. Haynes (1927-2019), American minister and politician, Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1965-1969)
  • Roberta Arline Haynes (1927-2019), née Schack, an American actress from Wichita Falls, Texas who active from 1949 until 1989
  • Joe M. Haynes (1936-2018), American politician, Member of the Tennessee Senate
  • Colton Haynes (b. 1988), American actor and model, known for his roles in Arrow (2012), Teen Wolf (2011) and Superhero Fight Club (2015)
  • Todd Haynes (b. 1961), American Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy nominated director, writer and producer
  • Michael James Haynes (b. 1953), American former NFL cornerback
  • ... (Another 17 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Centaur
  • Keith Robert Haynes (1918-1943), Australian Sergeant who died aboard the ship "Centaur" an Australian hospital ship when torpedoed on 14th May 1943
  • Mr. Frank James Haynes (1920-1941), Australian Stoker from Croydon, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 23
  • Mr. Albert E Haynes (b. 1904), English Leading Stoker serving for the Royal Navy from Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 24
  • Mr. James Edward Haynes, British Gunner, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 25
  • Mr. Curtis James Haynes, American Quartermaster Second Class from Idaho, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 26
  • ... (Another 4 entries are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Suggested Readings for the name Haynes +

  • The Wilhite Clan, 1539-1992: Herdman (also Hardman) and Haynes by Julian G. Allen.
  • Ellen Elizabeth Haynes: The New England Ancestry of Ellen Elizabeth Haynes by Elizabeth Fjetland.
  • Families of America: Where They Came Form and How They Live by George Sessions Perry.
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  2. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  3. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  4. The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
  5. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  6. Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
  7. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  8. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  9. "Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
  10. "UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
  11. Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
  12. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  13. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
  14. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  15. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/duke-of-portland
  16. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/canada
  17. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
  18. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Adamant voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1821 with 144 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adamant/1821
  19. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Arab voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1822 with 155 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/arab/1822
  20. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 4th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  21. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  22. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  23. HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp
  24. H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
  25. HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html
  26. Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html

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