Wayland is a Germanic given name and a surname originating with Wayland the Smith, a legendary master blacksmith in Norse and Germanic mythology. Wayland Surname Meaning, Dictionary of American Family Names He also gave rise to number of surnames, see "Wieland". Notable people with the name include:
Given name Wayland Flowers (1939–1988), American puppeteer Wayland Young (1923–2009), British writer and SDP and Labour Party politician Wayland Becker (1910–1984), American football player Wayland Dean (1902–1930), Major League Baseball pitcher Wayland Drew (1932–1998), writer born in Oshawa, Ontario Wayland Hand (1907–1986), American folklorist Wayland Holyfield (born 1942), prominent American songwriter Wayland Hoyt (1838–1910), American Baptist minister and author Wayland Minot (1889–1957), American football player Wayland Maxfield Parrish (1887–1970), writer Wayland Tunley (1937–2012), British architect
Surname Francis Wayland (1796–1865), American Baptist educationist and former president of Brown University John Wayland (1849–1890), President of the Chico Board of Trustees, the governing body of Chico, California from 1889 to 1890 Julius Wayland (1854–1912), US socialist Sarah Wayland, Australian social worker and health researcher Susan Wayland (born 1980), German fashion model who features in adult photography Tom Wayland (born 1974), American voice actor April Halprin Wayland (born 1954), American children's and young adult author, poet, and teacher Hank Wayland (1906–1983), American swing jazz double-bassist Newton Wayland (1940–2013), American orchestral conductor, arranger, composer and keyboardist William Wayland (1869–1950), English Conservative Party politician
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