Welstead Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Welstead 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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Welstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3011:185,11016,566
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Australia831:325,24927,873
Canada741:497,91342,460
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Scotland121:446,15118,166
France121:5,535,227269,324
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Wales41:773,63329,106
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2331:104,61510,443
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Welstead 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

V. Wellste(a)d.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Welstead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welstead occurs most in England. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welstead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 476,893rd most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,395,929 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Welstead live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

Welstead is most common in England, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 185,110. In England Welstead is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 15 percent live and Dorset, where 13 percent live. Besides England it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Welstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welstead has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Welstead surname grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 358 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 174 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welstead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Welstead last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Welstead are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Welstead earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 31.99% more than the national average, earning $56,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.25% more than the national average, earning $61,233 CAD per year.

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