Steed Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Steed Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Steed family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 212
Agricultural Labourer 27
General Labourer 19
Domestic Servant 11
Living On Own Means 11
Farm Labourer 11
Carpenter 11
Farmer 10
General Servant Domestic 10
Dress Maker 9
General Servant 8
Living On Her Own Means 8
Gardener 8
Laundress 8
Coal Miner 7
Labourer 6
Farm Servant 5
House Keeper 5
Cloth Mill Hand 5
Farmers Son 4
Painter 4
Baker 4
Police Constable 4
House Decorator 3
Laundress Wash 3

Steed Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stead 80% 45,004
2 Steed 100% 9,150
3 Isted 60% 3,372
4 Istead 67% 465
5 Stood 60% 380
6 Sted 80% 304
7 Stade 40% 276
8 Stoud 60% 276
9 Stud 60% 268
10 Stude 40% 250
11 Austead 57% 134
12 Steade 67% 122

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The surname Steed is the 2nd most popular variant of Stead.

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