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Surname Steed (Steed , Стид, ستيد) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The family name Steed is characteristic of New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Steed is the forename as well as the last name.