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
School 127
Farm Labourer 24
Private Means 18
Dressmaker 10
General Servant Domestic 9
Farmer 8
Assisting In Business 7
Carman 7
House Painter 7
Carpenter 7
None 7
Gardener (domestic) 7
Clerk 6
General Servant (domestic) 6
Laundress 6
Domestic Servant 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
At Home 6
Carter 5
Labourer 5
Student 5
Soldier 5
Tailoress 4
Nil 4
Labourer On Farm 4

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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