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Hayter History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Hayter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Hayter history begins in Cornwall, a rugged coastal region in southwestern England. Quite distinct from Devon, the adjoining county, Cornwall had its own spoken language until the late 18th century. The Hayter history began here. The manner in which hereditary surnames arose is interesting. Local surnames were derived from where the original bearer lived, was born, or held land. Unlike most Celtic peoples, who favored patronymic names, the Cornish predominantly used local surnames. The Hayter family originally lived in Devon. Their name, however, is derived from the Old English word heah, which means hill or raised land. 1

Early Origins of the Hayter family

The surname Hayter was first found in Devon, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early in their history the family branched to Cambridgeshire, where William Haytere was registered in the Assize Rolls of 1260. There was also registry of Reginald le Heytur in 1296. 2

John Haytour was listed in Somerset 1 Edward III (during the first years of Edward III's reign.) 3

Early History of the Hayter family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hayter research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1540, 1611, 1628, 1632, 1634, 1637, 1684, 1687, 1702, 1706, 1726, 1728, 1760 and 1762 are included under the topic Early Hayter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hayter Spelling Variations

Cornish surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The official court languages, which were Latin and French, were also influential on the spelling of a surname. Since the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. Lastly, spelling variations often resulted from the linguistic differences between the people of Cornwall and the rest of England. The Cornish spoke a unique Brythonic Celtic language which was first recorded in written documents during the 10th century. However, they became increasingly Anglicized, and Cornish became extinct as a spoken language in 1777, although it has been revived by Cornish patriots in the modern era. The name has been spelled Hayter, Haiter, Haytor, Hater and others.

Early Notables of the Hayter family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Richard Hayter (1611?-1684), English theological writer, born about 1611, son of William Hayter, fishmonger, of Salisbury, Wiltshire. In 1628 he entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford, as a commoner, and gradu...
Thomas Hayter (1702-1762), was bishop successively of Norwich and London, baptised at Chagford, Devonshire, 17 Nov. 1702, was eldest son (of ten children) of George Hayter, rector of Chagford, who was...

Hayter Ranking

In the United States, the name Hayter is the 18,190^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Hayter is ranked the 788^th most popular surname with an estimated 52 people with that name. 5

Hayter migration to the United States +

Discovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Hayter:

Hayter Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Hayter, who arrived in America in 1654-1679 6

Hayter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Philip Hayter, who arrived in New York, NY in 1826 6

Hayter migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hayter Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Hayter had settled in Tilton, Newfoundland by 1771 7
Mr. William Hayter U.E., "Hayton" (b. 1729) who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 he died in 1817 8

Hayter migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hayter Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Hayter, English convict who was convicted in Wiltshire, England for 7 years for machine breaking, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 2nd February 1831, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 9
Mr. Edward Hayter, English convict who was convicted in Southampton, Hampshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Enchantress"on 6th April 1833, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 10
Mr. Charles Hayter, English convict who was convicted in Southampton, Hampshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Captain Cook" on 2nd May 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 11
James Hayter, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "John" in 1840 12
Sarah Ann Hayter, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "John" in 1840 12
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hayter 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:

Hayter Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Hannah Hayter, aged 24, a servant, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Fifeshire" in 1842 13
Mr. George Hayter, British settler travelling from Liverpool aboard the ship "Tornado" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 26th September 1859 14
Mrs. Anne Hayter, British settler travelling from Liverpool aboard the ship "Tornado" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 26th September 1859 14
Miss Anne Hayter, British settler travelling from Liverpool aboard the ship "Tornado" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 26th September 1859 14
Miss Eliza Hayter, British settler travelling from Liverpool aboard the ship "Tornado" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 26th September 1859 14
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hayter migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 15

Hayter Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

George Hayter, who sailed to Barbados between 1654 and 1663

Contemporary Notables of the name Hayter (post 1700) +

David Hayter (b. 1969), American voice and screen actor and screenwriter, known for his work on X-Men, X2 and Watchmen
Richard Hayter, American politician, Mayor of Manhattan, Kansas, 1990-91 16
Oscar Hayter, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1920 16
Cleveland Hayter, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944 (alternate), 1952 16
Sir George Hayter (1792-1871), English portrait painter, son of Charles Hayter [q. v.], appointed by Queen Victoria as her Principal Painter in Ordinary 17
Charles Hayter (1761-1835), English miniature-painter, born on 24 Feb. 1761, a son of Charles Hayter, an architect and builder in Hampshire 17
John Hayter (1756-1818), English churchman and academic
Henry Heylyn Hayter CMG (1821-1895), English-born, Australian statistician
Montague William Hayter (1871-1948), English cricketer who played for Hampshire in 1904
Ernest Hayter (1913-2005), English cricketer who played for Hampshire (1935 and 1937)
... (Another 20 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Hayter family +

RMS Titanic

Mr. Arthur Hayter (d. 1912), aged 44, English Bedroom Steward from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking and was recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett 18

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
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)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
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
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eliza
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/enchantress
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/captain-cook
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) JOHN from London 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840John.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 4th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, June 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html