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)