Wanstead

English

Etymology

Probably from Old English wenn (“wen, cyst”) + stede (“place”), because the place is on rising ground above the River Roding.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /wɒnstɛd/

Proper noun

Wanstead (countable and uncountable, plural Wansteads)

1. A suburban area of the borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4088).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Wanstead is the 392288^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 39 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wanstead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears