# Hempstead

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,428

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A village in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6338).
3. A settlement in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7864).
4. A village in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1037).
5. A hamlet in Lessingham parish, North Norfolk, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG4028).
6. A town and village in Nassau County, New York, United States.
7. A city, the county seat of Waller County, Texas, United States.

## Etymology
From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hampstead.

## Easily confused with
- **homestead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hempstead-vs-homestead)
- **Hampstead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hampstead-vs-hempstead)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ehmpstead`, `hemmpstead`, `hemppstead`, `hempsetad`, `hempsstead`, `hempstaed`, `hempsteadd`, `hempsteda`, `hempsttead`, `hemptsead`, `hemsptead`, `hepmstead`, `hhempstead`, `hmepstead`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hempstead