Welstead Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Welstead Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Welstead family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 44
Agricultural Labourer 16
Laundress 5
Servant 3
Gardener 3
Labourer 3
Bricklayer Labourer 3
Labourer At Tin Works 3
Agricultural Carter 3
Butcher 3
House Maid 2
Work In Paper Mill 2
Silk Winder 2
Work On The Land - Agricultural Labourer 2
Hawkers Son 2
Fisherman 1
Carter Agricultural Labourer 1
Carters Wife 1
Coal Hawker 1
Cordwainer 1
Dairy Boy 1
Farm Foreman Bail 1
Formerly Domestic Servant 1
Grocer Apprentice Assistant 1
Groom 1

Welstead Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wellstead 89% 2,576
2 Welstead 100% 1,346
3 Wilstead 88% 693
4 Welsted 88% 380
5 Walstead 88% 123
6 Wilsted 75% 116

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The surname Welstead is the 2nd most popular variant of Wellstead.

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