Halstead Surname

30,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru

Halstead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hall-stead,' from residence thereby or therein; v. Hall and Stead. (2) Local, 'of Halstead,' two parishes, one in Essex and the other in Kent Also a township is so called in the parish of Tilton, Leicestershire.

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Halstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5691:31,3303,904
England3,0531:18,2502,611
Australia8701:31,0304,125
Canada6741:54,6676,497
Jamaica5411:5,305680
New Zealand2171:20,8683,656
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Wales651:47,6084,483
Scotland631:84,9816,133
Nauru591:20152
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
France351:1,897,792163,564
Northern Mariana Islands331:1,654203
Antigua and Barbuda231:4,312570
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Belgium121:958,05473,966
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
India91:85,229,487684,495
Ireland71:672,70615,999
China51:273,464,31313,838
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4931:9,7781,472
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2261:22,5602,827

Halstead (122) may also be a first name.

Halstead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hall-stead,' from residence thereby or therein; v. Hall and Stead. (2) Local, 'of Halstead,' two parishes, one in Essex and the other in Kent Also a township is so called in the parish of Tilton, Leicestershire. (1) supplies the derivation of this place-word. Nearly all our Halsteads hail from Yorkshire, from a spot I cannot discover.

Adam Hallustede, webtsler, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Hallestedes, ostellr, 1379: ibid.

1587. John Halsteede, goldsmith, and Anne Lea: Marriage Lic. (London).

1618. Richard Halsted, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1684. Baptised — Mary, d. Charles Halsteed: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Halstead: v. under Hall and + Old English stede, a place.

Adam Hallestede.— Poll-Tax, Yorks, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Halstead (place of shelter for cattle), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A town in Essex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A town in Essex, England, from Hals, as given above, and sted, a place. Hoisted, a town in North Jutland, that is, the low place; Hol, Dutch, hollow, and stead, a place: a house or town in a hollow place.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Halstead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halstead is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Halstead? popularity and diffusion

The surname Halstead is the 30,286th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 413,267 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Halstead reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Halstead is also the 844,248th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 122 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 11,569 people, or 1 in 31,330. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and West Virginia, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Halstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Halstead has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Halstead last name increased 520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 6,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Halstead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Halstead last name are 12.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Halstead earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.63% more than the national average, earning R 322,308 per year; in United States they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning $42,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 100% the same as the national average, earning $49,683 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hallstead94244/
Haulstead944/
Halsteadt944/
Healstead941/
Halstgead941/
Halestead940/
Halsted932,194/
Alstead93251/
Halstad93217/
Halstea932/
Hatelstead891/
Holstead88942/
Hallsted88353/
Halstied8899/
Allstead8888/
Halstedt8841/
Hjalsted886/
Aulstead884/
Halstaed883/
Ahlstead883/
Helstead882/
Halsteed882/
Jalstead881/
Halsteid881/
Halstiad881/
Halstaad880/
Haulsted880/
Halstadt880/
Hallstad880/
Halsteat880/
Alsteadt880/
Healsted880/
Alstad861,640/
Alsted86338/
Halste8611/
Hattlestead843/
Hatlestad821,086/
Haslestad82205/
Hallstedt82131/
Allsteadt82104/
Hallestad8217/
Hallstied8213/
Hatlested825/
Hatelstad822/
Hacelstad821/
Hahlstedt821/
Hallstaed821/
Halsteatt820/
Holestead820/
Hallstadt820/
Holstad801,624/
Holsted80570/
Helstad80478/
Alstadt80282/
Helsted80261/
Galstad80258/
Aalstad80167/
Olstead80131/
Halster8049/
Alstedt8042/
Aulstad8034/
Ahlsted8030/
Elstead8024/
Allsted8014/
Alestad8013/
Hallste8010/
Haleste804/
Allstad803/
Galsted802/
Halstid801/
Ahlstad801/
Halstat800/
Alsteod800/
Halstet800/
Hattlestad7833/
Challstedt782/
Hollsteadt781/
Alste7729/
Alsta7710/
Ahlstedt751,781/
Hoelstad75202/
Allstadt75173/
Allestad75113/
Allstedt7531/
Holstedt7529/
Hellstad7526/
Helstedt7525/
Jolstead7525/
Alestedt7514/
Gallstad7513/
Aslestad759/
Holsteed755/
Chalesta753/
Allested752/
Hollsted752/
Hallster752/
Heilsted751/
Alshtadt751/
Hellsted751/
Cholsted751/
Ollstead750/
Golstead750/
Allstadd750/
Ellstead750/
Ahlstadt750/
Holstadt750/
Olestead750/
Ahlstedh750/
Hallstat750/
Halester750/
Hasselstedt745/
Holste713,280/
Olstad712,552/
Alstah711,815/
Elstad711,364/
Alster71634/
Aleste71329/
Hellstedt71309/
Alstat71129/
Allstaedt71107/
Hollstedt71101/
Hellested7179/
Elsted7176/
Alesta7170/
Olsted7163/
Hellestad7158/
Aaslestad7141/
Heilstedt7140/
Halsti7137/
Hollstadt7115/
Aalste718/
Holsta714/
Allestedt713/
Ollestead711/
Ellestead711/
Hallstatt711/
Halsty711/
Halestowe711/
Helsdtedt711/
Gallstedt711/
Alstae711/
Alstes711/
Galste710/
Hellstadt710/
Hallester710/
Alstep710/
Hollested710/
Olstea710/
Alstee710/
Holster672,037/
Alstatt67224/
Galeste67143/
Olstedt6795/
Alester6794/
Jolstad6771/
Alestas6771/
Olestad6757/
Olstadt6756/
Elstadt6739/
Ailster6723/
Holstay6720/
Hellestedt6713/
Auleste6712/
Atlesta6711/
Alstach679/
Allesta679/
Holesta678/
Elestad677/
Alsterå676/
Holstaa676/
Chalsty675/
Holstei675/
Galesta675/
Alstete674/
Alstett674/
Allster673/
Ellstad673/
Olstads673/
Alstowe673/
Aulesta672/
Alleste672/
Alstate672/
Holstee672/
Jalesta672/
Oelstad671/
Cholsta671/
Holstoe671/
Golstad671/
Alstees671/
Ahlstau671/
Aglista671/
Halshti671/
Alesteu671/
Attelstedt671/
Alshter671/
Alestaa671/
Aleztad671/
Alshtaa671/
Heilstaedt670/
Holstey670/
Holstie670/
Halesty670/
Holstta670/
Holstat670/
Ellsted670/
Alestat670/
Holstet670/
Alstaat670/
Olested670/
Aulster670/

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