Sted Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Sted 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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Sted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
India311:24,744,045333,161
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Sted (554) may also be a first name.

Sted 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

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

Sted Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sted (Russian: Стед) is found most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sted? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Sted occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Sted reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sted is also the 357,521st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 554 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 27 percent reside, Texas, where 14 percent reside and Oregon, where 14 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Sted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sted has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sted surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sted Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sted are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sted earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $47,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stead8919,239/
Steed8917,860/
Stedt89601/
Steid8946/
Stedd895/
Stied893/
Steds892/
Østed892/
Åsted892/
Stted891/
Stedz891/
Ste86180/
Steeds80592/
Åstedt80251/
Søsted80130/
Steads8016/
Steidt8010/
Steadt802/
Steudt802/
Stgedt801/
Steadz801/
Stedds800/
Steesd800/
Steadd800/
Stheid800/
Ster754,893/
Step752,522/
Steć752,366/
Stea751,558/
Stey751,121/
Stet75796/
Stie75376/
Stes75297/
Steu75255/
Stee75241/
Stei75210/
Steh75121/
Stid7578/
Stez7536/
Støe7515/
Sthe7513/
Sste7512/
Städ758/
Shte757/
Steś756/
Stée756/
Stej755/
Åste754/
Stte752/
Stje751/
Stge751/
Styd751/
Szte751/
Stjd751/
Højsted73118/
Sjstedt7350/
Steidte7315/
Åhstedt739/
Håstedt734/
Sjøsted731/
D'Stead731/
Stiedtt730/
Steer6715,147/
Stepp6713,998/
Stets677,120/
Sterr673,198/
Shteh672,835/
Stech672,689/
Sæter671,119/
Steph67899/
Stecz67598/
Steep67593/
Stidd67584/
Steis67389/
Stees67362/
Steit67312/
Shter67291/
Sther67277/
Stije67256/
Øster67255/
Shtet67238/
Stieh67233/
Stett67182/
Steey67174/
Steet67173/
Steih67163/
Steyt67131/
Steip67128/
Steiß67127/
Steiz67110/
Steyh67105/
Stete67102/
Sjøstedt67100/
Shtei6799/
Staid6796/
Shtey6788/
Stess6751/
Stepf6738/
Støer6733/
Steht6732/
Steez6730/
Sztej6730/
Stite6727/
Steij6727/
Shtep6719/
Såthe6718/
Städt6716/
Steas6712/
Stter6712/
Steth6711/
Sæthe6710/
Stesh677/
Sttet677/
Sztet676/
Stiet674/
Stetp673/
Shste672/
Stayd672/
Hsteh672/
Hster672/
Søtje672/
Shtea672/
Styod672/
Steat671/
Steut671/
Shtte671/
Shtedova671/
Shtes671/
Stezt671/
Stheu671/
Ssthe671/
Steadová671/
Hstie671/
Zteid671/
Städh671/
Stäte671/
Stidå671/
Steić671/
S'The671/
Stteh671/
Sttes671/
Stujd671/
Stejh671/
Sthea671/
Stjjd671/
Stest671/
Steee670/
Steap670/
Stidt670/
Steea670/
Sterh670/
Stesp670/
Sttey670/

Sted Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sted in the Russian language
Стедsted-

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