Where Does The Last Name Instead Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Instead is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Instead? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Instead is the 5,057,639^th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Instead live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 22 percent reside, Tennessee, where 22 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 7 percent reside and Finland, where 7 percent reside.

Instead Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Instead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Instead surname grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.