Ounstead Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ounstead Surname Definition:

From Houndstreet; a location name in Somerset (?).

Ounstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Ounstead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Houndstreet; a location name in Somerset (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ounstead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ounstead has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ounstead? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Ounstead reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Ounstead is most widespread in England, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Ounstead is most numerous in: East Sussex, where 53 percent are found, Kent, where 37 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 5 percent are found. Besides England it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Ounstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ounstead has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onstead93272/
Unstead93181/
Ounsted9354/
Gonstead8874/
Gunstead8860/
Honstead8855/
Hunstead8830/
Ohnstead889/
Omnstead881/
Uinstead880/
Onnstead880/
Unsstead880/
Onsteadt880/
Onstad861,276/
Unsted86205/
Unstad86136/
Onsted86102/
Hunsteadt820/
Umstead802,529/
Anstead801,219/
Hunstad801,004/
Ohnstad80963/
Omstead80525/
Gunstad80137/
Honstad80105/
Gonstad8040/
Honsted8022/
Ohnsted8016/
Uinsted802/
Onstedt802/
Onstadt801/
Unstadt801/
Hunsted800/
Gunsted800/
Aunstad800/
Omnsted800/
Onste7714/
Onsta775/
Hanstead75137/
Homstead7564/
Ohnstedt7549/
Gunstedt7538/
Umsteadt7516/
Honstedt7513/
Honnstad7513/
Hunstedt7511/
Honstadt756/
Unstaedt756/
Unstattd754/
Oimstead752/
Ainstead751/
Owensted751/
Humstead751/
Hohnstad751/
Ansteadt751/
Asnstead751/
Ganstead751/
Annstead750/
Gunstadt750/
Einstead750/
Aumstead750/
Hohnsted750/
Oumsteed750/
Hunsttad750/
Gonstadt750/
Hunsteat750/
Ansted71448/
Umsted71433/
Omsted7195/
Umstad7186/
Hohnstadt7167/
Gunnstedt7158/
Hohnstedt7136/
Onstee7128/
Omstad7111/
Gunsta714/
Anstad714/
Gainstead712/
Gonsta712/
Onstat712/
Onstes712/
Umstea711/
Onstid710/
Hunstoedt710/
Hohnstadd710/
Unster710/
Hansteadt710/
Hanstad67730/
Anstedt67560/
Homstad67442/
Aanstad67346/
Anstadt67320/
Hansted67260/
Humstad67133/
Amstead6799/
Umstadt6781/
Homsted6738/
Einstad6724/
Gansted6721/
Omstedt6720/
Honster6711/
Hunster677/
Ottenstedt677/
Umsteed675/
Unstädt675/
Humsted673/
Oomsted673/
Onstatt672/
Annstad671/
Umstaad671/
Umstedd671/
Umztead671/
Gonstaj671/
Honshta671/
Gunstat670/
Umstedt670/
Umsteud670/
Onsteth670/
Annsted670/
Gunstah670/
Onstaut670/
Gunstoe670/
Onstett670/

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