Stead Name Meaning: Possibly locational from a place in west Yorkshire 'Stead',from old English 'Stede' meaning farm or 'estate'. Secondly 'Steda' meaning 'stallion'.
The name is of English origin & normally a nickname given to a man of 'courage' or 'high spirits'.
Discover how your Stead ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 20 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 45 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 16 |
| Devon | 18 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 48 |
| Essex | 25 |
| Gloucestershire | 13 |
| Hampshire | 18 |
| Herefordshire | 19 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 83 |
| Lancashire | 272 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 18 |
| London | 215 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 13 |
| Norfolk | 22 |
| Northamptonshire | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 48 |
| Suffolk | 22 |
| Somerset | 8 |
| Surrey | 6 |
| Sussex | 18 |
| Staffordshire | 12 |
| Warwickshire | 11 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 3,510 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 30 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 742 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 77 |
| Dress Maker | 50 |
| Coal Miner | 50 |
| House Servant | 45 |
| Worsted Weaver | 38 |
| Labourer | 31 |
| Stone Mason | 29 |
| House Keeper | 27 |
| Woollen Weaver | 25 |
| Worsted Spinner | 21 |
| General Servant | 20 |
| Carter | 20 |
| Tailor | 19 |
| Woollen Cloth Weaver | 19 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Servant | 18 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| Farmer | 17 |
| Joiner | 16 |
| Laundress | 15 |
| Cloth Dresser | 15 |
| Cordwainer | 15 |
| Farmers Son | 14 |
| Worsted Power Loom Weaver | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Stead | 3,241 |
| John Stead | 2,554 |
| William Stead | 2,546 |
| Sarah Stead | 1,823 |
| Elizabeth Stead | 1,591 |
| Thomas Stead | 1,400 |
| George Stead | 1,388 |
| James Stead | 1,260 |
| Ann Stead | 1,134 |
| Joseph Stead | 1,109 |
| Hannah Stead | 950 |
| Annie Stead | 764 |
| Jane Stead | 758 |
| Charles Stead | 740 |
| Emma Stead | 668 |
| Samuel Stead | 616 |
| Martha Stead | 596 |
| Arthur Stead | 581 |
| Henry Stead | 574 |
| Eliza Stead | 514 |
| Alice Stead | 504 |
| Walter Stead | 463 |
| Emily Stead | 457 |
| Robert Stead | 445 |
| Ellen Stead | 439 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stead | 100% | 45,004 |
| 2 | Steed | 80% | 9,150 |
| 3 | Isted | 60% | 3,372 |
| 4 | Istead | 83% | 465 |
| 5 | Stood | 60% | 380 |
| 6 | Sted | 80% | 304 |
| 7 | Stade | 60% | 276 |
| 8 | Stoud | 60% | 276 |
| 9 | Stud | 60% | 268 |
| 10 | Stude | 40% | 250 |
| 11 | Austead | 71% | 134 |
| 12 | Steade | 83% | 122 |
The surname Stead is the most popular version of all its varients