Milsted Surname

469,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Milsted Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Milstead,' a parish in Kent, (a) Local, 'of Minstead,' a parish in the Diocese Winchester. The change from 'n' to 'l' is too common in the dictionary to need illustration.

Richard de Minsted, Buckinghamshire, 1273.

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Milsted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2961:188,23716,748
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:179,23114,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Milsted Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Milstead,' a parish in Kent, (a) Local, 'of Minstead,' a parish in the Diocese Winchester. The change from 'n' to 'l' is too common in the dictionary to need illustration.

Richard de Minsted, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1763. Married — Francis Milstead and Ann Holmes: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Milsted = 1 the Mill-Stead [Old English myl(e)n + stede, a place] 2 the Middle Stead [Old English middel]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Milsted Last Name Facts

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

Milsted (Russian: Милстэд) occurs most in England. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Milsted? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 469,321st most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 10,178,137 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Milsted live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 188,237. In England it is primarily found in: Kent, where 16 percent reside, Suffolk, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Milsted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Milsted has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Milsted last name grew 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Milsted Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Milsted are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Milsted earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $43,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $51,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Milsted Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Milsted in the Russian language
Милстэдmilsted-

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Milsted Reference & Research

Milstead DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Milstead FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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