Steede Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Steede 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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Steede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4431:818,19262,826
Bermuda1531:42755
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
England381:1,466,26563,675
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Steede (14) may also be a first name.

Steede 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

Steede Last Name Facts

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

Steede has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Steede click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steede? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 421,345th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,854,855 people. Steede occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Steede reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Steede is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 14 people.

The last name Steede is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 818,192. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 14 percent are found, Mississippi, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Bermuda, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Steede Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Steede has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Steede surname increased 1,231 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Steede Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Steede last name is principally Presbyterian (36%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Steede last name are 16.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.32% registered with the party.

The amount Steede earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.79% less than the national average, earning R 143,076 per year; in United States they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning $46,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $52,321 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steedes927/
Steedeh921/
Steeder921/
Stede91355/
Steder83473/
Steude83408/
Stiede83111/
Steade8370/
Steide8339/
Staede8312/
Steedy8312/
Stedeh836/
Steeda832/
Stedes832/
Stedde831/
Stuede831/
Stedee830/
Steider77329/
Steuder7730/
Steides779/
Steader772/
Stedder772/
Steidet771/
Staedde770/
Steehouder75193/
Stade733,758/
Städe7369/
Stedi7341/
Stode7328/
Steda7317/
Stedy7314/
Stide7312/
Styde735/
Stöde734/
Shteider717/
Shteyder712/
Stheider710/
Staude673,700/
Steady671,069/
Stedje67270/
Stedge67257/
Steddy67124/
Stadey6798/
Staade6757/
Stieda6743/
Stoide6727/
Staide6718/
Steadi6718/
Stider6714/
Stoude679/
Stadeu679/
Staedy679/
Stedøy677/
Stuedi675/
Städer675/
Stadeh674/
Stidey673/
Stides672/
Stedie672/
Statde672/
Stuide671/
Shtade671/
Steida671/
Steidi671/
Stidet671/
Steudi671/
Sthedy671/
Stayde671/
Stadei671/
Steidy671/
Stodeh671/
Stidee671/
Stadde670/
Steudy670/
Stiedy670/
Sthade670/

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