Hayner is used as a family name or surname in German. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hayner
No. of characters: 6
Origin: German
Meaning: From Hech or Hohe, high and narr, a fool, a jester, a merry fellow, king's fool. Perhaps, like George Buchanan, who was so called, a wise and learned man

How popular is Hayner?

Hayner is common in United States.

Hayner is ranked 168765 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hayners plummeted by 5.731524 per cent to 1875 since 2000 and slipped by 1678 spots and ranked at 15595. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.21 93.67
Black 2.35 1.91
Hispanic or Latino 2.08 1.61
Others 1.97 1.21
Hayner is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in American Samoa. Around 2156 people have been found who wears Hayner as their family name. Hayner have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
90,215 Germany3
26,321 Israel3
139,444 Brazil2
26,532 Chile2
1,704,541 India1
81,201 Switzerland1
846 American Samoa1
340 Comoros1
24,771 Colombia1
289,511 England1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
133,639 Canada18
Countries with thousands of Hayner:
15,730 United States2,122

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old workman Patt Hayner who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on March 26, 1851 by James Wright put out from Liverpool.

Hayner Namesakes

  • Mike Hayner, Professional wrestler
  • Mike Hayner, Professional wrestler
  • Mike Hayner, Professional wrestler
  • Mike Hayner, Professional wrestler
  • Stephen A. Hayner, Professor
  • Georgette Hayner, Mike Hayner's wife
  • Jeannette C. Hayner, Politician
  • Mike Hayner, Professional wrestler
  • In 2009 comedy film, La Punt, Julius Hayner characterized Leonardo.

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