Binsted
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English bēan (“bean”) + stede (“stead”); compare the doublet Binstead.
Proper noun edit
Binsted (countable and uncountable, plural Binsteds)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7741).
- A hamlet in Walberton parish, Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9806).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Related terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Binsted is the 30397th most common surname in England, belonging to 120 individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Binsted”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162.
- Forebears