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

Instead is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name Instead is the 5,057,639^th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Instead 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.

The surname Instead is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Instead is most common in: California, where 22 percent live, Tennessee, where 22 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 7 percent live and Finland, where 7 percent live.

Instead Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Instead has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Instead last name rose 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.