Staite

See also: stàite

English

Etymology

From Old English stæþ (“riverbank”), a topographic surname for someone who lived near a landing place, on the banks of a river or estuary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /steɪt/
• Rhymes: -eɪt

Proper noun

Staite (plural Staites)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Staite is the 10197^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 582 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Staite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.