Reader Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Reader Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Reader family

Profession Census Frequency
School 321
Farm Labourer 51
General Labourer 34
General Servant (domestic) 24
Domestic Servant 18
Dressmaker 16
Labourer 16
None 15
Private Means 13
Nil 13
Farmer 13
Errand Boy 11
Shop Assistant 11
Labourer On Farm 11
House Keeper 10
Assisting In Business 10
At Home 10
At School 9
Cook 9
Cook (domestic) 9
Baker 9
General Servant Domestic 9
Butcher 8
Carpenter 8
Coal Miner Hewer 8

Reader Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rider 67% 21,745
2 Reader 100% 19,232
3 Reeder 83% 6,629
4 Roder 67% 1,510
5 Ruder 67% 427
6 Reder 83% 362
7 Order 50% 170
8 Rader 83% 130
9 Roeder 67% 129
10 Roader 83% 114
11 Arder 50% 103
12 Reider 83% 103

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The surname Reader is the 2nd most popular variant of Rider.

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