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 Charles Stead (1839–1916), Australian Methodist minister 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)