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 | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 28 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 103 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 53 |
| Devon | 18 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 147 |
| Essex | 80 |
| Gloucestershire | 28 |
| Hampshire | 46 |
| Herefordshire | 42 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 133 |
| Lancashire | 576 |
| Leicestershire | 18 |
| Lincolnshire | 61 |
| London | 383 |
| Middlesex | 34 |
| Northumberland | 22 |
| Norfolk | 22 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 50 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 57 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 42 |
| Sussex | 25 |
| Staffordshire | 57 |
| Warwickshire | 26 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 48 |
| Yorkshire | 4,719 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 44 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 65 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 101 |
| General Labourer | 48 |
| Dress Maker | 44 |
| Woollen Weaver | 43 |
| Farmer | 39 |
| General Servant Domestic | 35 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 32 |
| Worsted Spinner | 32 |
| Stone Mason | 31 |
| Tailoress | 28 |
| Worsted Weaver | 27 |
| Scholar | 25 |
| Charwoman | 21 |
| School | 21 |
| Coal Hewer | 20 |
| Butcher | 19 |
| Domestic Servant | 19 |
| Cotton Weaver | 18 |
| Cloth Weaver | 18 |
| Blacksmith | 17 |
| Cook Domestic | 16 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Laundress Wash | 15 |
| Gardener Domestic | 13 |
| Iron Moulder | 13 |
| 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