Steadman Surname

29,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

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.

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Steadman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,0871:35,9334,473
England4,8861:11,4041,686
Canada8991:40,9855,110
Australia8701:31,0304,125
Jamaica4431:6,478805
New Zealand1761:25,7294,511
Wales1491:20,7692,207
Scotland1131:47,3794,177
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Ireland321:147,1546,785
France291:2,290,439180,028
Trinidad and Tobago271:50,5184,407
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Belize51:71,0952,977
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7031:14,3132,139
Scotland1081:34,6592,797
Wales471:33,3711,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8691:26,8693,297

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.

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

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.

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

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

: v. under Stead, and + man. John le Stedman.—Parl. Writs, A.D. 1306.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who had charge of horses; one who tilled the soil, a farmer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Steadman: a farmer occupying a homestead.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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.).

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

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

Steadman Last Name Facts

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

Steadman occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Steadman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 29,878th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 407,216 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Steadman live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 206,669th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 1,426 people.

The last name Steadman is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 10,087 people, or 1 in 35,933. In The United States Steadman is most prevalent in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Utah, where 7 percent reside and South Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name 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 share of the population with the last name expanded 540 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 287 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 317 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 48 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Steadman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Steadman last name is primarily Anglican (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Steadman last name are 14.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.03% registered with 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.

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