Heydon Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Not every Heydon is related, but the name itself grew out of Hayden. Taken at its root, Heydon points to “Hay hill”.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Hayden and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Heydon and Hayden

Before spelling was fixed, Hayden was also written Heydon. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Haydon.

The 2010 US Census counted 348 people named Heydon, ranking it number 58,337 among American surnames. Between 1891 and 2000, 237 babies born in France were registered as Heydon, with the most births in 1951–1960. Get the complete Heydon report, with a museum-style coat of arms.