Nead Surname

325,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Nead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eade' or 'Eede' (v. Edes, Eades, and Ede); nick. Nead, Need; gen. Needs, or Neads, or Needes; compare Neddy, Nibbs, Nopps, Nabbs, &c. Although I have no actual proof, I am confident that this is the derivation of the surname.

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Nead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9411:385,18533,941
Canada881:418,70036,754
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
England351:1,591,94567,242
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Wales41:773,63329,106
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2801:179,35215,996

Nead (107) may also be a first name.

Nead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eade' or 'Eede' (v. Edes, Eades, and Ede); nick. Nead, Need; gen. Needs, or Neads, or Needes; compare Neddy, Nibbs, Nopps, Nabbs, &c. Although I have no actual proof, I am confident that this is the derivation of the surname. Ede or Eade was one of the most popular fontnames in the hereditary surname period. My first two instances are strongly confirmatory of this view:

1678. Baptised — Mary, d. Richard Nede: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1681. Married — William Smith and Barbara Nedes: ibid.

1720. — Charles Smith and Rachael Needs: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1717. Baptised — Susannah, d. William Need: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1780. Married — William Need and Mary Long: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) apparently = Ead(e (q.v.), with attracted N- (as in Ned, a pet form of Edward); although there is some evidence of an Anglo-Saxon pers. name Néoda [from neod, zeal, desire]: v. under Needham.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nead is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nead? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 325,054th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,364,669 people. Nead is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Nead are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nead is also the 910,230th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 107 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 941 people, or 1 in 385,185. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Nead is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Nead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nead has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 336 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nead surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nead surname are 16.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.35% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nead earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $51,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nejad8943,081/
Nehad893,619/
Neads89404/
Neyad894/
Neasd891/
Neahd891/
Nad8614,136/
Nea864,194/
Ned863,992/
Nooead8080/
Nejhad809/
Neyyad807/
Noiead806/
Nieyad803/
Nejadd801/
Nnejad801/
Hnejad801/
Neehad801/
Nuiead801/
Neeads800/
Neya7524,302/
Neha7518,373/
Neja759,869/
Naud758,318/
Najd754,361/
Nedd753,682/
Nadh753,151/
Nied752,768/
Neaz751,724/
Neas751,621/
Need751,487/
Neat751,426/
Ngea751,225/
Gnad75921/
Neid75853/
Nhea75753/
Neah75577/
Naid75526/
Nejd75286/
Ngad75268/
Hned75222/
Nhad75176/
Neia75166/
Naad75156/
Niad75128/
Noed75128/
Neap75118/
Neds75102/
Gned7582/
Nhed7576/
Nadz7558/
Naed7543/
Nnad7536/
Neea7533/
Nahd7527/
Nads7527/
Nged7524/
Neyd7522/
Nadt7521/
Nedz7516/
Nyad7515/
Nadd7514/
Nayd7514/
Niea7514/
Neud7514/
Gnea7512/
Nned7511/
Nyed759/
Neua758/
Natd758/
Neae757/
Nued756/
Nadp755/
Nedh755/
Nasd755/
Neod754/
Hnad754/
Nedt754/
Nesd753/
Hnea752/
Nnea751/
Neđa751/
Nadì751/
Neșa751/
Njad751/
Hnooead732/
Na67617,357/
Nejat6736,721/
Ne6713,369/
Najid675,877/
Nihad675,221/
Najad673,408/
Noyad672,926/
Neate672,637/
Needs672,421/
Nuyad671,588/
Neyaz671,561/
Neath671,452/
Ngeya671,421/
Gnadt671,091/
Nheya67765/
Neyas67653/
Najed67603/
Nayed67474/
Nijad67314/
Niedt67297/
Nayad67271/
Neias67267/
Nehah67263/
Nawed67237/
Neidt67214/
Hneid67205/
Nahad67204/
Noyed67176/
Nayid67163/
Gneed67124/
Neach67108/
Nejah67108/
Neudt6770/
Neuah6767/
Njaid6759/
Nehat6752/
Neyat6750/
Niyad6747/
Naudt6745/
Naids6743/
Nedds6739/
Nehyd6739/
Ngeha6738/
Neyah6736/
Neydt6734/
Nayud6733/
Niyed6729/
Neatt6727/
Gnedt6727/
Neijd6727/
Neasz6726/
Naiid6726/
Nehia6726/
Nuiad6725/
Naiud6722/
Najud6722/
Naedh6720/
Neash6719/
Naaid6718/
Neats6717/
Ngeja6716/
Nahdh6716/
Neyap6715/
Naudë6715/
Naiad6714/
Naied6714/
Neova6713/
Ånhed6713/
Najod6713/
Nadth6712/
Nieja6712/
Ne'ea6712/
Neyaa6711/
Nuied6711/
Naidh6710/
Nashd6710/
Hniad6710/
Neiaz6710/
Nujad679/
Naadh679/
Neast679/
Gneya679/
Ngaid678/
Hneah678/
Neiap678/
Nehadova678/
Neuha677/
Nheap676/
Nheed676/
Needt676/
Nohea676/
Nadph675/
Neiah675/
Nneja675/
Nethd675/
Nyied675/
Neowa675/
Gneid675/
Hneed675/
Nayod675/
Nadsh675/
Nathd674/
Nnaad674/
Nojad674/
Neagy674/
Neuds674/
Ngaad674/
Neujd674/
Nejaa674/
Nojed674/
Najyd674/
Nehya673/
Niasd673/
Naddh673/
Nahud673/
Neids673/
Nieah673/
Noeya673/
Noied673/
Nieya673/
Najdh673/
Neahs672/
Needd672/
Neeja672/
Nauds672/
Neass672/
Nijed672/
Neyed672/
Nejid672/
Neyha672/
Neeaz672/
Gneja672/
N'Gad672/
Nhadh672/
Nadte671/
Naadd671/
Nausd671/
Neaua671/
Nassd671/
Nejed671/
Nhaid671/
Nowed671/
Nnadh671/
Hnaid671/
Gnadh671/
Gneat671/
Noued671/
Neudh671/
Nneya671/
Neeaa671/
Naedd671/
Najjd671/
Nagyd671/
Nahıd671/
Neiau671/
Neidh671/
Nedås671/
Neeas671/
Ngiad671/
Ngayd671/
Neyds671/
Naaad671/
Nhedh671/
Nuțea671/
Neeia671/
Nyhad671/
Nnaid671/
Nieia671/
Naidd671/
Nejau671/
Neddh671/
Neyau671/
Ngeat671/
Nhiad671/
Nhaed671/
Hneya671/
Neeat670/
Naedt670/
Neudd670/

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