The Irish surname Haydon, also found in England, is a reduced form of O’Haydon, an anglicized form of the Gaelic names Ó hÉideáin and Ó hÉidín meaning “descendant of Éideán” or “descendant of Éidín,” personal names from éideadh meaing ‘clothes, or armor.”  When of English origin the name is an habitational name from any of various places called Haydon or Hayden. The three examples of Haydon in Northumberland are named from Old English heg meaning “hay” and denu meaning “valley.” The first record of the name in the New World is in 1654 when Richard Haydon settled in Virginia. Today there are approximately 2,000 bearers of the name in the United States.

HAYDON FAMILY CREST PENDANT