"Variant of Hayward"
The name Heyward is commonly a male name from the "English" origin.
Heyward is a spelling variant of the English surname Hayward. The surname derives from the Old English term hegeweard, which denoted an officer who kept hedges and enclosures in repair and impounded stray livestock. Surname dictionaries record Hayward, Heyward and Haward as spellings of the same name, and it is also attested as a given name in English-speaking countries. Heyward is not a separate coinage; it carries the same origin as Hayward.
Hayward means "From the forest with hedges.".
The pronunciation of Heyward is HAY-werd.
