Felsted Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Felsted Surname Definition:

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

Felsted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
England401:1,392,95161,553
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Felsted Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

A parish in Essex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Felsted Last Name Facts

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

Felsted is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felsted? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 821,713th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Felsted are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Felsted is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 1,394,073. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent are found, Idaho, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and Denmark, where 10 percent are found.

Felsted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Felsted has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Felsted last name rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Felsted Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Felsted surname are 29.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

Felsted earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $43,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felstead932,574/
Felstedt9315/
Feelsted931/
Fielsted931/
Fellsted930/
Fielstedt8815/
Feelstead880/
Felstet8644/
Felster8627/
Filsted861/
Fellste860/
Vielsted8084/
Filstead8022/
Vellsted807/
Wflstead801/
Pfelster801/
Velstead800/
Fleste773/
Felsta771/
Fölster71600/
Fülster71138/
Flester71112/
Filster7152/
Flestea7135/
Vilsted7122/
Følster7111/
Felšter711/
Velshte711/
Felstha710/
Velleste67115/
Vålstedt676/
Felchter672/
Pflester671/
Phelster671/
Våhlstedt6328/
Villstedt6314/
Vällstedt631/
Flesta6214/
Filsti626/
Flejter57293/
Felchty571/
Filstych5310/
Filstich534/
Filsztich501/
Filsztych501/

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