Reading Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Reading Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Reading family

Profession Census Frequency
School 300
Private Means 26
General Labourer 24
Laundress 21
Labourer 20
Farmer 17
Dressmaker 17
General Servant (domestic) 16
Clerk 15
None 15
House Painter 13
Farm Labourer 12
Charwoman 10
Machinist 10
General Servant Domestic 10
Assisting In The Business 9
At Home 9
Scholar 9
Domestic Servant 8
Errand Boy 8
Soldier 8
Nil 7
Old Age Pensioner 7
House Keeper 7
Carpenter 7

Reading Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Reading 100% 17,997
2 Riding 71% 14,728
3 Reding 86% 1,570
4 Arding 57% 475
5 Reeding 86% 180
6 Ruding 71% 106
7 Radnage 43% 100

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The surname Reading is the most popular version of all its varients

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