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Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Stead surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A place enclosed, a station or standing place. Stad, and stede, in Dutch, signifies a town.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

STEAD. A-Sax. stade, a stead, station, or place. Halliw. says, ' a farm house and offices.' A Steadman was therefore a farmer, or perhaps a farm-bailiif.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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