Bumstead

English

Etymology

Habitational surname, from Old English bune (“reed”) + stede (“place, site”).

Proper noun

Bumstead (plural Bumsteads)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bumstead is the 35945^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 251.