Binstead
English
Etymology
From Old English bēan (“bean”) + stede (“stead”); compare the doublet Binsted.
Proper noun
Binstead (countable and uncountable, plural Binsteads)
- A village in the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5792).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Related terms
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Binstead is the 10286th most common surname in England, belonging to 575 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Binstead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162.
- Forebears
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