Steade Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Steade Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stead,' a place, a station, a settlement; compare homestead, market-stead (= market-place). A great Yorkshire surname. The Market-place, Manchester, was the Market-stead till the close of the last century.

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Steade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Steade Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stead,' a place, a station, a settlement; compare homestead, market-stead (= market-place). A great Yorkshire surname. The Market-place, Manchester, was the Market-stead till the close of the last century. The Market-stead, Ulverston, is commonly so set down in the parish registers till 1790.

John Stede, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robertas del Stede, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus del Stede, 1379: ibid.

Petrus del Stede, 1379: ibid.

Laurence del Stede, 1379: ibid.

1589. Baptised — Katherne, d. John Steade: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dweller at a Farmstead [Prov. English stead, ‘a farmhouse and offices’; Middle English Old English stede, a place (=Dut. and Scandinavian stad, a town] Richard de Stede.— Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1275-6.

Ricardus del Stede.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

There are occasionally dialectal variations of the signification given above, e.g.— “Stead: an unenclosed plot on a mountain or common on which certain parties have defined rights . . .”.—Cumberl. Gloss., p. 94.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon stcade, a stead, station, or place. Halliw says. ' a farm house and offices.' A Steadman was therefore a farmer, or perhaps a farm-bailiff.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A place enclosed, a station or standing place. Stad, and stede, in Dutch, signifies a town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Stead is usually a characteristic Yorkshire name. A family of Steade owned More Hall in Bolsterstone during the greater part of last century (H. H).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Steads are now found mostly in Yorkshire, but the name has long been represented in the English border shires of Wales. Between 1600 and 1663, four of the bailiffs of Leominster, Herefordshire, bore this name (Townsend), and the name is now established in Monmouthshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Steade Last Name Facts

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

The surname Steade occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steade? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Steade reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 27 percent reside, Norfolk, where 25 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 20 percent reside. Aside from England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Saint Lucia, where 1 percent reside.

Steade Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Steade has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steade Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Steade are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Steade earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $49,729 USD per year.

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Stede91355/
Steadieh861/
Staude833,700/
Stader831,514/
Stadie831,166/
Steady831,069/
Steede83823/
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Steude83408/
Stedje83270/
Stedge83257/
Stiede83111/
Stadey8398/
Staade8357/
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Stedeh836/
Stjade835/
Stadeh834/
Stiade832/
Stedes832/
Stadet832/
Statde832/
Stedie832/
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Stayde831/
Stadei831/
Stadde830/
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Sthade830/
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Stadder7714/
Stadher779/
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Stedder772/
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Stady73212/
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Städe7369/
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Stedy7314/
Stide7312/
Styde735/
Shteider717/
Shteyder712/
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Stadeher710/
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Stiadi67922/
Styadi67184/
Styady67126/
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Stiady6789/
Stadio6763/
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Stieda6743/
Staada6731/
Stoide6727/
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Steedy6712/
Staedy679/
Stoude679/
Stedøy677/
Staida676/
Stuedi675/
Staudi675/
Städer675/
Stidey673/
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Steeda672/
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Steida671/
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Stuide671/
Steudi671/
Sthedy671/
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