Reads Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 11
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 3
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 6
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 5
Lincolnshire 3
London 7
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 5
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 2
Somerset 6
Surrey 0
Sussex 12
Staffordshire 8
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 4
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Reads Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Reads family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 4
Independent 3
Farmer 3
Stocking Maker 3
Female Servant 2
Ag Lab Pauper 1
Blacksmith 1
Carpenter 1
Wool Comber 1
Joiner 1
Grocer Warehouseman 1
Pupil 1
Wheel Wright 1
Butcher 1
Yeoman 1
Ship Builder 1
Shoe Maker 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Reads

Name Census Frequency
William Reads 61
Mary Reads 50
John Reads 45
Thomas Reads 35
Elizabeth Reads 32
Sarah Reads 32
Charles Reads 21
James Reads 20
George Reads 19
Jane Reads 15
Ann Reads 14
Edward Reads 13
Joseph Reads 13
Robert Reads 13
Ellen Reads 12
Hannah Reads 12
Emma Reads 11
Henry Reads 10
Annie Reads 9
Catherine Reads 9
Walter Reads 9
Harriett Reads 8
Samuel Reads 8
Eliza Reads 7
Emily Reads 7

Reads Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Roads 80% 3,653
2 Reeds 80% 2,634
3 Reads 100% 753
4 Roades 67% 709
5 Rides 40% 605
6 Rodes 40% 531
7 Roods 60% 158
8 Reades 83% 117

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The surname Reads is the 3rd most popular variant of Roads.

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