Wellstead Surname

375,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Wellstead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the well stead,' i.e. the dwelling or homestead by the well. I cannot find the spot. It is clear, however, that it is a West-country name. The variants are somewhat numerous. Wellstod, entered below, shows the way to Wellstood.

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Wellstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5551:100,39310,603
Australia2141:126,14813,799
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada381:969,62173,252
Wales331:93,7747,567
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3521:69,2487,797
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wellstead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the well stead,' i.e. the dwelling or homestead by the well. I cannot find the spot. It is clear, however, that it is a West-country name. The variants are somewhat numerous. Wellstod, entered below, shows the way to Wellstood.

1585. Robert Welsted, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1606. Henry Welsteed, Dorset. ibid.

1608. Married — Henrie Welstod and Katharine Clarke: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1741. Baptised — Richard, s. Richard Wellstead: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the Spring- Stead [Old English w(i)ell(a, a spring, well + stede, a place]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wellstead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellstead occurs most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellstead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 375,258th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,638,937 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Wellstead reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 555 people, or 1 in 100,393. In England it is mostly found in: Dorset, where 33 percent are found, Hampshire, where 15 percent are found and West Sussex, where 8 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Wellstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wellstead has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wellstead surname increased 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellstead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wellstead last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wellstead earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 4.85% less than the national average, earning R 226,116 per year; in United States they earn 12.15% more than the national average, earning $48,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.92% more than the national average, earning $65,544 CAD per year.

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