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) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Milsted? popularity and diffusion

The last name Milsted is the 469,321st most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 10,178,137 people. The surname Milsted occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Milsted are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 188,237. In England it is primarily found in: Kent, where 16 percent live, Suffolk, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Milsted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Milsted has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Milsted last name expanded 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Milsted Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Milsted last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political 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.

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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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