Steeds Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Steeds 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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Steeds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3331:167,32115,468
Canada941:391,97434,739
United States601:6,040,982292,121
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland71:764,83125,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:134,67112,361
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Steeds 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

Pl. and genit,, of Steed, q.v.

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

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

Steeds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steeds occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Steeds click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steeds? popularity and diffusion

The last name Steeds is the 542,091st most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. The surname Steeds occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Steeds reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Steeds is most numerous in England, where it is held by 333 people, or 1 in 167,321. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 26 percent reside, Somerset, where 20 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 10 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Steeds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Steeds has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Steeds surname expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Steeds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Steeds are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Steeds earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.25% less than the national average, earning $39,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.35% less than the national average, earning $47,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steed9117,860/
Stees91362/
Steds912/
Steese83344/
Steets83335/
Steads8316/
Stedse831/
Stueds831/
Sthees831/
Stedds830/
Steesd830/
Steess830/
Stes80297/
Stee80241/
Sted80153/
Steates7748/
Steechs776/
Steetse771/
Steetes770/
Staetds770/
Stead7319,239/
Steer7315,147/
Stets737,120/
Stedt73601/
Steep73593/
Steis73389/
Steey73174/
Steet73173/
Sties73138/
Stete73102/
Stess7351/
Steid7346/
Stece7331/
Steez7330/
Steas7312/
Stecs738/
Stesh737/
Stedd735/
Stied733/
Stids732/
Steus732/
Østed732/
Åsted732/
Stted731/
Shtes731/
Stese731/
Stehs731/
Stedz731/
Sttes731/
Stest731/
Steee730/
Steea730/
Stesp730/
Stges730/
Shtets67968/
Åstedt67251/
Steece67246/
Steiss67235/
Shteer67218/
Stette67202/
Ste67180/
Søsted67130/
Stetts67120/
Stiess67109/
Stetse6759/
Stesch6758/
Steise6737/
Steche6736/
Steech6732/
Staets6724/
Steetz6721/
Steher6720/
Steeth6717/
Stease6715/
Stoets6714/
Stesse6713/
Steuts6711/
Steidt6710/
Stehsh678/
Steste676/
Steehr676/
Steeha675/
Stetst675/
Stiets674/
Steice673/
Steshe673/
Stheer673/
Steeie672/
Steete672/
Steyte672/
Stuets672/
Steadt672/
Steudt672/
Steats671/
Steepp671/
Stytes671/
Stestz671/
Stethe671/
Steysh671/
Stgedt671/
Stiesz671/
Steits671/
Stehie671/
Schtes671/
Steuss671/
Styets671/
Steïer671/
Steist671/
Steeph671/
Steadz671/
Shteeh671/
Stheys671/
Steett670/
Steadd670/
Steite670/
Steass670/
Stetze670/
Steths670/
Stesth670/
Stouds670/
Stidts670/
Stiesh670/
Stehte670/
Steerr670/
Stheid670/

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