Steed Surname

29,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Steed 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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Steed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,8281:28,2553,520
England2,5811:21,5883,027
Canada6861:53,7116,409
Australia6051:44,6215,621
New Zealand2981:15,1962,642
Wales2101:14,7361,610
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Scotland1021:52,4884,471
Northern Ireland901:20,5002,453
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Malta181:23,9041,289
China171:80,430,6804,441
India171:45,121,493474,784
France161:4,151,420237,746
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norfolk Island31:765177
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guam11:160,1214,893
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland901:49,2214,175
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3391:18,2042,624
Scotland711:52,7213,555
Wales291:54,0832,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6271:30,8663,727

Steed (592) may also be a first name.

Steed 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) 1 = Stead, q.v.

2 a nickname from the Stallion [Old English stéda]

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

Steed and Steedman may correspond with Palfrey and Palfriman. Colt and Coltman, Brock and Brockman: but are more likely identical with Stead and Steadman.

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

Same as Stead; from Anglo-Saxon sted, a place (Danish id., Dutch stede, German statt). Stede or Stidd is the name of a chapelry co. Lancaster.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Stidd; a location name in Lancashire Or Stydd, Derbyshire.

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

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

Steed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steed (Arabic: ستيد) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Steed? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,927th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 408,037 people. The last name Steed occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Steed are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Steed is also the 343,796th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 592 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 12,828 people, or 1 in 28,255. In The United States Steed is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 8 percent live, Utah, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Steed occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Steed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Steed has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steed surname increased 788 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 724 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 44 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Steed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Steed last name are 16.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Steed earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.14% less than the national average, earning R 199,284 per year; in United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $50,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steeds91592/
Steesd910/
Stee89241/
Sted89153/
Steihed836/
Stead8019,239/
Steer8015,147/
Stedt80601/
Steep80593/
Stees80362/
Staed80183/
Steey80174/
Steet80173/
Stete80102/
Steid8046/
Steez8030/
Stedd805/
Stied803/
Steds802/
Østed802/
Åsted802/
Stted801/
Stedz801/
Steee800/
Steea800/
Ste75180/
Steets73335/
Åstedt73251/
Shteer73218/
Stette73202/
Søsted73130/
Staedt73127/
Steech7332/
Steetz7321/
Steher7320/
Steeth7317/
Steads7316/
Steidt7310/
Steute738/
Steyad737/
Steste736/
Steehr736/
Steeha735/
Stayed735/
Stheer733/
Steeie732/
Steete732/
Steyte732/
Steadt732/
Steudt732/
Steepp731/
Stethe731/
Stgedt731/
Sthees731/
Stehie731/
Stawed731/
Steïer731/
Steiad731/
Steeph731/
Steadz731/
Shteeh731/
Stedds730/
Steett730/
Steadd730/
Stowed730/
Steite730/
Steess730/
Steuad730/
Staued730/
Stehte730/
Steerr730/
Stheid730/
Ster674,893/
Step672,522/
Steć672,366/
Stea671,558/
Stey671,121/
Stet67796/
Stie67376/
Stes67297/
Steu67255/
Stei67210/
Steudte67201/
Steh67121/
Højsted67118/
Stid6778/
Sjstedt6750/
Stez6736/
Støe6715/
Steidte6715/
Sthe6713/
Sste6712/
Stawete6712/
Åhstedt679/
Städ678/
Shte677/
Steś676/
Stée676/
Stej675/
Håstedt674/
Åste674/
Stte672/
Steetch671/
Steiahd671/
Steieet671/
Steieht671/
Stje671/
Sjøsted671/
Shteher671/
D'Stead671/
Stge671/
Styd671/
Szte671/
Steiteh671/
Stjd671/
Stiedtt670/

Steed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Steed in the Arabic language
ستيدstyd-

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