Halsted Surname

191,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

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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Halsted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6361:221,55221,472
England1451:384,26226,878
Canada1281:287,85626,805
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Denmark631:89,5998,581
Australia561:482,06636,890
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Wales221:140,66110,115
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:112,84910,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1091:45,2835,239

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.

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

Halsted Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halsted is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halsted? popularity and diffusion

Halsted is the 191,985th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,321,580 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Halsted are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Halsted is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 63 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,636 people, or 1 in 221,552. In The United States Halsted is most common in: California, where 15 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Halsted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Halsted has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Halsted surname increased 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 bearing the Halsted surname are 14.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.38% being registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halstead9317,634/
Hallsted93353/
Halstied9399/
Halstedt9341/
Hjalsted936/
Halsteed932/
Halsteid931/
Haulsted930/
Healsted930/
Alsted92338/
Halste9211/
Hallstead88244/
Hallstedt88131/
Hallstied8813/
Hatlested885/
Haulstead884/
Halsteadt884/
Healstead881/
Hahlstedt881/
Halestead880/
Holsted86570/
Helsted86261/
Alstead86251/
Halster8649/
Alstedt8642/
Ahlsted8630/
Allsted8614/
Hallste8610/
Haleste864/
Halstea862/
Galsted862/
Halstid861/
Halstet860/
Alste8329/
Challstedt822/
Hatelstead821/
Ahlstedt801,781/
Holstead80942/
Allstead8088/
Allstedt8031/
Holstedt8029/
Helstedt8025/
Alestedt8014/
Holsteed805/
Aulstead804/
Ahlstead803/
Helstead802/
Allested802/
Hollsted802/
Hallster802/
Jalstead801/
Heilsted801/
Hellsted801/
Cholsted801/
Halsteat800/
Ahlstedh800/
Alsteadt800/
Halester800/
Hasselstedt785/
Hattlestead783/
Holste773,280/
Alster77634/
Aleste77329/
Elsted7776/
Olsted7763/
Halsti7737/
Aalste778/
Halsty771/
Alstes771/
Galste770/
Alstep770/
Alstee770/
Hellstedt75309/
Allsteadt75104/
Hollstedt75101/
Hellested7579/
Heilstedt7540/
Allestedt753/
Helsdtedt751/
Gallstedt751/
Halsteatt750/
Holestead750/
Hallester750/
Hollested750/
Holster712,037/
Galeste71143/
Olstead71131/
Olstedt7195/
Alester7194/
Elstead7124/
Ailster7123/
Hellestedt7113/
Auleste7112/
Alsterå716/
Chalsty715/
Holstei715/
Alstete714/
Alstett714/
Allster713/
Alleste712/
Holstee712/
Hollsteadt711/
Alstees711/
Halshti711/
Alesteu711/
Attelstedt711/
Alshter711/
Holstey710/
Holstie710/
Halesty710/
Ellsted710/
Holstet710/
Olested710/
Aulster710/
Holsæter67116/
Allstädt67115/
Allester6799/
Elestedt6728/
Alsti6728/
Jolstead6725/
Ellested6718/
Alsta6710/
Holester678/
Jolstedt676/
Hollster674/
Chalesta673/
Galleste672/
Ollested672/
Alzte672/
Ellstedt672/
Holsther671/
Aylester671/
Alshttey671/
Alshther671/
Ollstead670/
Golstead670/
Ellstead670/
Olestead670/

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