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• A hayward is an officer of a township in charge of fences and enclosures.
• A hayward is another name for a herdsman.

Hayward is also the name of some places in the United States:

• Hayward, Alameda County, California.
• Hayward, Freeborn County, Minnesota.
• Hayward, Sawyer County, Wisconsin
• Hayward, Pemiscot County, Missouri