The origin of the name Hayden is English and the Coat of Arms contains Silver with three pairs of blue bars, and a gold bar dancette on a red chief. The Crest is A silver lion seizing on a black bull. The family motto is Ferme en foy.
Spelling variations include: Hayden, Haydon and others.
First found in Devonshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Hayden settled in New England in 1630; another John settled in Virginia in 1670; Samuel Hayden settled in New England in 1666; Thomas Hayden settled in Virginia in 1654.
