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Surname HAYES German?

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judith

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Dec 9, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/9/98
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When I learned that my HAYES family was German instead of the reported Irish
I was very surprised. However, I have run into so many "brick walls" with
this surname that I wonder if there was a German version that was possibly
Anglo-translated at the entry port.

Does anyone have an idea of the Germanic equivalent of this name?

I would appreciate any guidance.

Thank you,

Judith

Lars Roobol

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Dec 9, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/9/98
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Judith,

"Hayes" could be a name from the northern part of the Netherlands (provinces
of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe), I suppose it would appear in northern
Germany as well.

"Haje", "Hayo", etc. are quite common given names in these provinces. They
used patronymics until the 19th century, so Jan, son of Haje, would become
"Jan Haijes".

At some point, (not later than 1811 in the Netherlands) people switched to using

surnames. Some people just chose their patronymic as surname, hence the
existence
of dutch families called "Haijes" or "Hayes".

But I'm only pointing out a possibility, for all I know your ancestors could be
from Swasiland. :-)

Good luck,

Lars Roobol
Groningen, the Netherlands
http://www.oprit.rug.nl/proobol

Joe Weber

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Dec 9, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/9/98
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In southwest Indiana there are several families called HAYSE which arr
Germanic. Several branches hve changed the spelling to HAYSE. Look at
Daviess, Martin & Owen counties.

Robert Warren

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Dec 10, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/10/98
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A likely candidate for Anglicization to HAYES is the German surname
HAISS.

Bob Warren
REWa...@aol.com OR rwar...@mediaone.net

Don Benz

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Dec 10, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/10/98
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FWIW:
I have found some German HAAS that had the name changed to HAYES.
Don

judith wrote:

> When I learned that my HAYES family was German instead of the reported Irish
> I was very surprised. However, I have run into so many "brick walls" with
> this surname that I wonder if there was a German version that was possibly
> Anglo-translated at the entry port.
>

Ralf Guminski

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Dec 11, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/11/98
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> judith wrote:
>
> > When I learned that my HAYES family was German instead of the reported
JW> Irish

> > I was very surprised. However, I have run into so many "brick walls"
with

I found a reference to a John HAYES from G ” ppingen, Buchenbrow,
Wurtemburg, Germany in 1833.
I found another couple of references to HAYES, one in Alsace and one
in the Argonne region. Listed as being in France this area has always
had a mixed ethnic population.

Cheers,

Ralf

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maXchulte

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Dec 12, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/12/98
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>> When I learned that my HAYES family was German instead of the reported Irish

>> I was very surprised. However, I have run into so many "brick walls" with
>> this surname that I wonder if there was a German version that was possibly
>> Anglo-translated at the entry port.
>>
>> Does anyone have an idea of the Germanic equivalent of this name?

I can imagine that is exists, since HAYE can be a man's first name in
the north of germany as it is in the north of holland, therefore, if
this name turns into a patronymic it would be HAYES.

maXchulte

GoodmanDL

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Dec 13, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/13/98
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>I found a reference to a John HAYES from G ” ppingen, Buchenbrow,
>Wurtemburg, Germany in 1833.
>I found another couple of references to HAYES, one in Alsace and one
>in the Argonne region. Listed as being in France this area has always
>had a mixed ethnic population.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ralf
>
The name "Hayes" could also be a contraction of the name Delahaye, or de la
Haye. This means "from The Hague" (Netherlands).


Winet NewsServer

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Dec 13, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/13/98
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Judith,
I was wondering in the past myself whether my family name was the origin of
the American "Hayes". The Heise families stem from the region north of
Goettingen/Hannover and can be traced back to the 15th century. But many
Heise cousins live in the USA and Canada without having changed their name.
Regards, Mike
michae...@hotmail.com

Judith Hayes wrote:

When I learned that my HAYES family was German instead of the reported Irish
I was very surprised. However, I have run into so many "brick walls" with
this surname that I wonder if there was a German version that was possibly
Anglo-translated at the entry port.

Does anyone have an idea of the Germanic equivalent of this name?

I would appreciate any guidance.

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