Halsted Surname
Approximately 2,194 people bear this surname
Halsted 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,636 | 1:221,552 | 21,472 |
| England | 145 | 1:384,262 | 26,878 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| South Africa | 94 | 1:576,359 | 44,560 |
| Denmark | 63 | 1:89,599 | 8,581 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 216 | 1:112,849 | 10,987 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,109 | 1:45,283 | 5,239 |
Halsted (63) may also be a first name.
Halsted 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.
(English) belonging to Halstead: v. under Hall and + Old English stede, a place.
Adam Hallestede.— Poll-Tax, Yorks, A.D. 1379.
(English) One who came from Halstead (place of shelter for cattle), the name of several places in England.
A town in Essex.
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.
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Halsted Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halsted Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Halsted has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Halsted? popularity and diffusion
Halsted is the 191,985th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,321,580 people. The last name Halsted occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Halsted live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 63 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,636 people, or 1 in 221,552. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent live, Michigan, where 7 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Halsted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Halsted has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Halsted Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Halsted last name are 14.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.38% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Halsted earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.09% more than the national average, earning R 325,788 per year; in United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.33% more than the national average, earning $61,276 CAD per year.
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