Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HAYWARD
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Anoiently in England the keeper of the common herd or cattle of a town, from the Saxon hieg, hay, and ward, a keeper.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HAYWARD. Fr. haie, a hedge, and u-ard., O. Eng. a guardian or keeper. Inclosures as well as the fences which encircled them were called hays; hence a Hay ward was a person employed to watch enclosed fields.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English