Bumstead

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English bune →
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Meanings

proper nounBumstead (plural Bumsteads)

plural Bumsteads

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbune“reed”
  2. EnglishBumstead

Habitational surname, from Old English bune (“reed”) + stede (“place, site”).

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APA

Bumstead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bumstead

MLA

“Bumstead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bumstead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bumstead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bumstead.

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