Binsted

From Old English bēan (“bean”) + stede (“stead”); compare the doublet Binstead.

Binsted (countable and uncountable, plural Binsteds)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7741).
   2. A hamlet in Walberton parish, Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9806).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

• Binstead

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Binsted is the 30397^th most common surname in England, belonging to 120 individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Binsted”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162.
• Forebears