Felstead Surname

167,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Felstead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Felstead,' a parish in the the Diocese of St. Albans, Essex, four miles from Great Dunmow.

William de Feltested, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Felstead, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1649: History of Norfolk.

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Felstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5571:35,7864,707
Australia4831:55,8926,847
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Canada1051:350,91031,754
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Wales611:50,7304,716
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7021:34,7234,549
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Felstead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Felstead,' a parish in the the Diocese of St. Albans, Essex, four miles from Great Dunmow.

William de Feltested, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Felstead, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1649: History of Norfolk.

1692. Married — Francis Cruso and Anne Mobberley, by licence, by Mr. Thomas Felsted: St. Mary Aldermary.

1723. Married — Adam Felsted and Mary Pratt: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Felstead, or Dweller at the Field-Stead [Old English feld + stede, a place]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Felstead Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Felstead Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Felstead is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felstead? popularity and diffusion

Felstead is the 167,978th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,831,214 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Felstead live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,557 people, or 1 in 35,786. In England Felstead is mostly found in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Essex, where 12 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 11 percent are found. Apart from England it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Felstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Felstead has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 838 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Felstead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Felstead surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Felstead are 41.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.24% registered with the party.

The amount Felstead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 233% more than the national average, earning R 791,340 per year; in United States they earn 23.68% less than the national average, earning $32,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $52,131 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feelstead940/
Felsted93338/
Felstad9330/
Filstead8822/
Fellstad8817/
Felstedt8815/
Feelsted881/
Fielsted881/
Fielstad881/
Wflstead881/
Velstead880/
Fellsted880/
Felsta861/
Fielstedt8215/
Følstad80289/
Felstau8091/
Felstet8044/
Flestea8035/
Felster8027/
Velstad8016/
Filstad8012/
Fölstad806/
Filsted801/
Flestad801/
Felstha800/
Fellste800/
Fellstaedt780/
Vielsted7584/
Vellsted757/
Pfelster751/
Flesta7114/
Fleste713/
Fölster67600/
Vølstad67166/
Fülster67138/
Flester67112/
Filster6752/
Vilsted6722/
Vilstad6715/
Følster6711/
Felšter671/
Velshte671/

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