Bumstead
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname, from Old English bune (“reed”) + stede (“place, site”).
Proper noun
Bumstead (plural Bumsteads)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bumstead is the 35945th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624 individuals. Bumstead is most common among White (94.23%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bumstead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 251.