Steadman Surname
Approximately 17,896 people bear this surname
Steadman 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.
Read More About This SurnameSteadman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,087 | 1:35,933 | 4,473 |
| England | 4,886 | 1:11,404 | 1,686 |
| Canada | 899 | 1:40,985 | 5,110 |
| Australia | 870 | 1:31,030 | 4,125 |
| Jamaica | 443 | 1:6,478 | 805 |
| New Zealand | 176 | 1:25,729 | 4,511 |
| Wales | 149 | 1:20,769 | 2,207 |
| Scotland | 113 | 1:47,379 | 4,177 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 27 | 1:50,518 | 4,407 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 61 | 1:72,621 | 5,284 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,703 | 1:14,313 | 2,139 |
| Scotland | 108 | 1:34,659 | 2,797 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:33,371 | 1,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,869 | 1:26,869 | 3,297 |
Steadman (1,426) may also be a first name.
Steadman 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.
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the steadman,' one who occupied a stead, a farmer; v. Stead.
Richard Stedeman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Gilbert de Stedman, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Simon le Stedman, 35 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.
John le Stedman, 1306. Writs of Parliament.
Johannes Stedeman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Stedeman. 1379: ibid.
1553. Married — Wyflyam Nevell and Jone Steedman: St. Michael, Cornhill.
STEDMAN, Steedman, Stuidman: From provincial English stead, a farmhouse and offices, + man. Symon le Stedeman was received to the English king's peace in 1321 (Bain, III, 724). Steidman is found in Angus, 1505 (RAA., II, 448), Charles Studeman was "cuik at the Canongait port," Edinburgh, 1572 (Diur. Occ., p. 303), and William Stuidman was reidare at Auchterderay, 1574 (RMR.). Alexander Steidman was retoured heir in croft and toft in vill Kinross, 1621 (Retours, Kinross, 6), James Stuidman was heir of Robert Stuidman, servitor S. D. N. Regis charissimæ matris, 1633 (Inquis., 1950), and Janet Stoodman appears in Edinburgh in 1643 (Edinb. Marr.). Chalmers (History of Dunfermline) has a genealogy of the Stedmans of Baldridge, Fife. John le Stedman is recorded in English Parliamentary Writs in 1306. Stidman 1688.
: v. under Stead, and + man. John le Stedman.—Parl. Writs, A.D. 1306.
(English) One who had charge of horses; one who tilled the soil, a farmer.
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.
A place enclosed, a station or standing place. Stad, and stede, in Dutch, signifies a town.
Steadman: a farmer occupying a homestead.
The Stedmans may possess an ancestor in Canon Stedman of Canterbury Cathedral in 1739, afterwards Archdeacon of Norfolk (H.); and the Stunts may claim kinship with the rector of Eythorne in 1569, who bore the name of Stynte (H.).
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).
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.
Steadman Demographics
Average Male Steadman Height
177.87 cm
Average Female Steadman Height
161.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Steadman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Steadman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Steadman occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Steadman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29,878th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 407,216 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Steadman reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 206,669th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 1,426 people.
The surname Steadman is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10,087 people, or 1 in 35,933. In The United States Steadman is most common in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Utah, where 7 percent reside and South Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Steadman is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Steadman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Steadman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Steadman last name rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 287 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 317 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 48 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Steadman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Steadman surname is principally Anglican (51%) in Ireland.
In The United States Steadman are 14.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.03% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Steadman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 167.09% more than the national average, earning R 634,716 per year; in United States they earn 2.4% less than the national average, earning $42,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,172 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steadmann | 94 | 27 | / |
| Steademan | 94 | 7 | / |
| Steadmand | 94 | 2 | / |
| Steadhman | 94 | 2 | / |
| Steaadman | 94 | 2 | / |
| Steadmman | 94 | 0 | / |
| Stedman | 93 | 11,281 | / |
| Stadman | 93 | 300 | / |
| Steademann | 89 | 0 | / |
| Steedman | 88 | 3,381 | / |
| Steadmon | 88 | 136 | / |
| Stedmann | 88 | 24 | / |
| Steidman | 88 | 19 | / |
| Steddman | 88 | 2 | / |
| Stiedman | 88 | 2 | / |
| Steudman | 88 | 2 | / |
| Staidman | 88 | 1 | / |
| Stuedman | 88 | 1 | / |
| Staadman | 88 | 0 | / |
| Steodman | 88 | 0 | / |
| Steadmam | 88 | 0 | / |
| Stuedmann | 82 | 3 | / |
| Steadmond | 82 | 3 | / |
| Steideman | 82 | 0 | / |
| Stidman | 80 | 470 | / |
| Stedmon | 80 | 70 | / |
| Stedmam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stadmon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steidemann | 78 | 30 | / |
| D'Steedman | 78 | 1 | / |
| Stedmond | 75 | 103 | / |
| Stoudman | 75 | 2 | / |
| Steedmam | 75 | 0 | / |
| Stoudmann | 71 | 235 | / |
| Steudmein | 71 | 0 | / |
| Stidmon | 67 | 151 | / |
| Staidemann | 67 | 0 | / |
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