The surnames Chajes (Ashkenazic Hebrew), Chayes, Hayyot, Hayyut, and Hiyyut are written in Hebrew characters as . The family name originated in the Jewish community of sixteenth-century Prague, one of many such matronymic names adopted by the community in the period.
The surnames Chajes (Ashkenazic Hebrew), Chayes, Hayyot, Hayyut, and Hiyyut are written with Hebrew characters as . The family name originated in the Jewish community of Prague in the 16th century, a common practice among matronymic names adopted by the community.