Reed Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Reed Name Meaning: A nickname for someone with a red face or red hair.

The name \"Read\" is another form of \"Reed\". It is a nickname for someone with red hair or with a red face, derived from the Old English \"read\" which means red.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Reed Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Reed family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,266
Agricultural Labourer 608
Labourer 460
Domestic Servant 228
General Servant 203
Coal Miner 178
Dress Maker 157
Laundress 136
Servant 106
Annuitant 103
House Keeper 95
Carpenter 86
Gardener 74
Farm Labourer 71
Tailor 69
Joiner 62
Farm Servant 60
Blacksmith 60
General Servant Domestic 53
Cook 53
Shoe Maker 50
Dressmaker 50
Wife Of Above 47
Farmer 46
Grocer 45

Reed Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Reed 100% 171,108
2 Read 75% 149,995
3 Reid 75% 45,698
4 Ord 25% 11,990
5 Reade 60% 6,536
6 Rood 50% 3,489
7 Road 50% 2,872
8 Aird 25% 2,306
9 Rhead 60% 2,255
10 Ride 25% 2,240
11 Red 75% 1,852
12 Ried 75% 1,303
13 Raid 50% 1,290
14 Redd 75% 1,250
15 Rud 50% 928
16 Reede 80% 874
17 Rod 50% 681
18 Roud 50% 625
19 Rade 25% 523
20 Orde 25% 455
21 Rode 25% 370
22 Rude 25% 288
23 Raud 50% 255
24 Rid 50% 254
25 Roughead 38% 243
26 Ard 25% 222
27 Rad 50% 168
28 Rodie 20% 123
29 Ruda 25% 120

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

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