 In England, "Hayes" arose as a locational surname, associated with one of the several places named or suffixed "-Hay, -Hays, -Hayes", etc., such as locations in Kent, Middlesex, Devon and Dorset.Such place names had two origins, one based on the Old English "haes" (brushwood, underwood) and the other based on "horg" (enclosure) or "hege" (hedge).The distribution of "Hayes" in Great Britain in 1881 and 1998 is similar and restricted to areas of England well separated from Scotland and showing some penetration into Wales.