hayward/ˈheɪwə(ɹ)d/EtymologyFrom hayward.nameA surname originating as an occupation.A male given name.A place in the United States:; A city in Alameda County, California. Former spellings include Haywood.“Oakland Privacy, a citizen activist group, said the Kaiser parking lots in Vallejo, Oakland, Union City, Hayward, and San Leandro have two dozen plate readers.”A place in the United States:; A minor city and township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Pemiscot County, Missouri.A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Garfield County, Oklahoma.nounOne whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals.“[…] it was held that this was not indictable, for till the horse got to the pound the hayward was merely acting as the servant of the owner of the land […]”A kiwifruit variety.