Hayer

== English == === Etymology === Various etymologies: A variant of the English surname Ayer. A topographic surname for someone who lived by an enclosure, from Middle English hay (“enclosure, hedge”) + -er. Borrowed from French Hayer, an occupational surname for a warder of a woodland, from Old French haye (“hedge”). Borrowed from South German Hayer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German heien (“to guard, protect”). Borrowed from Punjabi ਹਾਈਯਰ (hāīyar), surname based on the name of a Jat clan. === Proper noun === Hayer (plural Hayers) A surname. ==== Related terms ==== O'Hayer ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Hayer is the 34707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Hayer is most common among White (47.62%), Asian/Pacific Islander (31.8%) and Black/African American (12.9%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hayer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 146.