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
 * 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
 * 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