Hay (surname)

Hay is an English and Scottish surname, shortened from the Scoto-Norman de la Haye. A common variation is Hayes, and to a lesser degree Haynes, Haines, or Hughes. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alexander Hay (disambiguation), several people
 * Andrew Leith Hay (1785–1862), Scottish soldier, politician and author
 * Ann Hawkes Hay (1745–1785), American soldier
 * Arthur Hay, several people
 * Barry Hay (born 1948), Dutch musician
 * Bill Hay (born 1935), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Brogan Hay (born 1999), Scottish footballer
 * Cody Hay (born 1983), Canadian figure skater
 * Colin Hay (born 1953), Scottish-Australian musician
 * Daisy Hay, Professor in English Literature
 * Danny Hay (born 1975), New Zealand soccer player
 * David Hay (disambiguation), several people
 * Dennis Hay (born 1940), Scottish field hockey player and coach
 * Denys Hay (1915–1994), British historian
 * Douglas Hay (1876–1967), New Zealand cricket player and administrator
 * Edward Hay (disambiguation), several people
 * Eliza Monroe Hay (1786–1840), American socialite
 * Elizabeth Hay (disambiguation), several people
 * Elspeth Hay (born 1929/30), British sprinter
 * Fernando Soto-Hay y Garcia
 * Florence Hay. American baseball player
 * Garry Hay (born 1977), Scottish footballer
 * George Hay (disambiguation), several people
 * Gilbert Hay (disambiguation), several people
 * Graham Hay (born 1965), Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians)
 * Harry Hay (1912–2002), American gay rights activist
 * Helen Scott Hay (1869–1932), American nurse
 * Henry Hay (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ian Hay, pen name of John Hay Beith (1876–1952), British schoolmaster and soldier
 * James Hay (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jocelyn Hay (1927–2014), British journalist
 * John Hay (disambiguation), various including:
 * John Hay (1838–1905), American politician
 * John Hay (Henley MP) (1919–1998), British politician
 * John MacDougall Hay (1879–1919), Scottish novelist
 * Sir John Dalrymple-Hay, 3rd Baronet (1821–1912), British admiral
 * Sir John Hay, 6th Baronet (1788–1838), British politician
 * Lord John Hay (disambiguation), several people
 * Kathryn Hay (born 1975), Australian politician
 * Keith Hay (1917–1997), New Zealand businessman
 * Logan Hay (1871–1942), American lawyer, historian, and politician
 * Louise Hay (1926–2017), American New Age writer
 * Louise Hay (1935–1989), French-born American mathematician
 * Louise Linton (née Hay) (born 1980), Scottish-American actor
 * Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle (1599–1660), English courtier
 * Margaret Fordyce Dalrymple Hay (1889–1975), Australian librarian
 * Marion E. Hay (1865–1933), American politician
 * Mark Hay (born 1952), American marine ecologist
 * Mary Hay (actress) (1901–1957), American stage and screen actress
 * Mary Garrett Hay (1857–1928), American suffragist
 * Mavis Doriel Hay (1894–1979), British author and craftswoman
 * Merle Hay (1896–1917), American soldier
 * Millar Hay (born 1946), Scottish footballer
 * Milton Hay (1817–1893), American lawyer and politician
 * Oliver Perry Hay (1846–1930), American palaeontologist
 * R.W. Hay (1786–1861), British public official.
 * Richard Hay (born 1952), Indian politician and Member of Parliament
 * Robert Hay (disambiguation), several people
 * Roy Hay (horticulturalist) (1910–1989), English horticultural journalist and broadcaster
 * Roy Hay (musician) (born 1961), British keyboard player
 * Sir Rupert Hay (1893–1962), British Indian Army officer and administrator in British India
 * Samuel McClellan Hay (1825–1906), American banker and politician in Wisconsin
 * Samuel Ross Hay (1865–1944), American Methodist bishop
 * Udney Hay (1739–1806), American soldier, politician
 * Trevor Hay (1945–2016), Australian chess master
 * Walter Hay (fl 1920s/30s), Scottish footballer
 * Wellington Hay (1864–1932), Canadian politician
 * Will Hay (1888–1949), British comic actor
 * William Hay (disambiguation), several people

As aristocratic Scottish family name (see Clan Hay):
 * John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester (c. 1450 – 1508)
 * John Hay, 2nd Lord Hay of Yester (died 1513)
 * John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester (died 1543)
 * John Hay, 4th Lord Hay of Yester (died 1557)
 * William Hay, 5th Lord Hay of Yester (died 1586)
 * William Hay, 6th Lord Hay of Yester (died 1591)
 * James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester (died 1609)
 * John Hay, 8th Lord Hay of Yester (1593–1653) (became Earl of Tweeddale in 1646)
 * John Hay, 2nd Earl of Tweeddale (1626–1697) (became Marquess of Tweeddale in 1694)
 * John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale (1645–1713)
 * Charles Hay, 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale (1670–1715)
 * John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale (1695–1762)
 * George Hay, 5th Marquess of Tweeddale (1758–1770)
 * George Hay, 6th Marquess of Tweeddale (1700–1787)
 * George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale (1753–1804)
 * George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (1787–1876)
 * Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale (1824–1878)
 * William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale (1826–1911)
 * William George Montagu Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale (1884–1967)
 * David George Montagu Hay, 12th Marquess of Tweeddale (1921–1979)
 * Edward Douglas John Hay, 13th Marquess of Tweeddale (1947–2005)
 * George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull (died 1634)
 * George Hay, 2nd Earl of Kinnoull (died 1644)
 * George Hay, 3rd Earl of Kinnoull (died 1650)
 * William Hay, 4th Earl of Kinnoull (died 1677)
 * George Hay, 5th Earl of Kinnoull (died 1687)
 * William Hay, 6th Earl of Kinnoull (died 1709)
 * Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull (died 1719)
 * George Henry Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull (1689–1758)
 * Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull (1710–1787)
 * Robert Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull (1751–1804)
 * Thomas Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull (1785–1866)
 * George Hay-Drummond, 12th Earl of Kinnoull (1827–1897)
 * Archibald Hay, 13th Earl of Kinnoull (1855–1916)
 * George Hay, 14th Earl of Kinnoull (1902–1938)
 * William Hay, 15th Earl of Kinnoull (1935–2013)
 * Charles Hay, 16th Earl of Kinnoull (born 1962)
 * James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (1580–1636)
 * James Hay, 2nd Earl of Carlisle (1612–1660)
 * William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll (died c. 1462)
 * Nicholas Hay, 2nd Earl of Erroll (died 1470)
 * William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll (died 1507)
 * William Hay, 4th Earl of Erroll (died 1513)
 * William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll (died 1541)
 * William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll (c. 1521 – 1541)
 * George Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll (died 1573)
 * Andrew Hay, 8th Earl of Erroll (died 1585)
 * Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll (died 1615)
 * William Hay, 10th Earl of Erroll (died 1636)
 * Gilbert Hay, 11th Earl of Erroll (died 1675)
 * John Hay, 12th Earl of Erroll (died 1704)
 * Charles Hay, 13th Earl of Erroll (died 1717)
 * Mary Hay, 14th Countess of Erroll (died 1758)
 * James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (1726–1778)
 * George Hay, 16th Earl of Erroll (1767–1798)
 * William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll (1772–1819)
 * William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll (1801–1846)
 * William Harry Hay, 19th Earl of Erroll (1823–1891)
 * Charles Gore Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll (1852–1927)
 * Victor Alexander Sereld Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll (1876–1928)
 * Josslyn Victor Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll (1901–1941)
 * Diana Denyse Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll (1926–1978)
 * Merlin Sereld Victor Gilbert Moncreiffe, 24th Earl of Erroll (born 1948)