Wellsteed Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Wellsteed 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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Wellsteed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:784,76142,668
Australia521:519,14839,018
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wellsteed 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

Wellsteed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellsteed is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wellsteed.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellsteed? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,537,949th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Wellsteed live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 784,761. In England it is mostly found in: Berkshire, where 37 percent reside, Essex, where 30 percent reside and Wiltshire, where 13 percent reside. Beside England Wellsteed exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Wellsteed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wellsteed has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wellsteed surname expanded 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 18 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellsteed Last Name Statistics demography

Wellsteed earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.84% more than the national average, earning $78,031 USD per year.

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