Stead

Stead (pronounced 'sted' as in "instead") is an English surname, and may refer to:

Surnames

• Barry Stead (1939–1980), English cricketer
• C. K. Stead (born 1932), New Zealand writer and critic
• Callum Stead (born 1999), English footballer
• Christina Stead (1902–1983), Australian writer
• Dave Stead (born 1966), British drummer
• David Stead (cricketer) (born 1947), New Zealand cricketer
• David George Stead (1877–1957), Australian marine biologist, conservationist and writer
• Edgar Stead (1881–1949), New Zealand ornithologist, horticulturist and marksman
• Edwin Stead (1701–1735), Kent cricket patron and team captain
• Eugene A. Stead (1908–2005), American physician
• Gary Stead (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer and cricket coach
• George Christopher Stead (1913–2008), Cambridge professor of philosophy and Christian doctrine
• George Gatonby Stead (1841–1908), New Zealand grain merchant, racehorse owner and breeder, businessman
• Isabelle Stead (born 1979), British film producer, director and philanthropist
• J. H. Stead (c.1826–1886), English stage comedian and singer
• Jon Stead (born 1983), English footballer
• Martin Stead (born 1958), Canadian cricketer
• Matthew Stead (1840–1882), English architect
• Ralph Stead (1917–2000), British corporate chairman
• Robert J.C. Stead (1880–1959), Canadian journalist and author
• Ron Stead (1936–2011), Canadian baseball pitcher
• William Force Stead (1884–1967), American diplomat, poet, academic and clergyman
• William H. Stead (1858–1918), American politician and lawyer
• William Thomas Stead (1849–1912), British journalist
• Zita Stead (1904–1986), British medical illustrator

Places

• Reno Stead Airport near Reno, Nevada, United States
• A location in Burley civil parish, West Yorkshire, England; see List of United Kingdom locations

See also

• Bedstead
• Homestead (disambiguation)
• Kindred (disambiguation)
• Steed (disambiguation)