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.
Discover how your Reed ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 60 |
| Buckinghamshire | 172 |
| Berkshire | 167 |
| Cambridgeshire | 351 |
| Channel Islands | 28 |
| Cheshire | 210 |
| Cornwall | 542 |
| Cumberland | 495 |
| Derbyshire | 112 |
| Devon | 1,269 |
| Dorset | 104 |
| Durham | 2,801 |
| Essex | 1,655 |
| Gloucestershire | 891 |
| Hampshire | 993 |
| Herefordshire | 21 |
| Hertfordshire | 613 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 71 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 1,030 |
| Lancashire | 1,316 |
| Leicestershire | 226 |
| Lincolnshire | 529 |
| London | 4,092 |
| Middlesex | 1,101 |
| Northumberland | 1,389 |
| Norfolk | 255 |
| Northamptonshire | 251 |
| Nottinghamshire | 338 |
| Oxfordshire | 34 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 71 |
| Shropshire | 48 |
| Suffolk | 124 |
| Somerset | 804 |
| Surrey | 901 |
| Sussex | 1,180 |
| Staffordshire | 449 |
| Warwickshire | 234 |
| Westmorland | 63 |
| Wiltshire | 130 |
| Worcestershire | 148 |
| Yorkshire | 2,607 |
| Anglesey | 9 |
| Brecknockshire | 15 |
| Cardiganshire | 33 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 47 |
| Denbighshire | 45 |
| Flintshire | 17 |
| Glamorgan | 1,053 |
| Merionethshire | 9 |
| Montgomeryshire | 14 |
| Monmouthshire | 464 |
| Pembrokeshire | 82 |
| Radnorshire | 8 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 2,892 |
| Farm Labourer | 309 |
| General Labourer | 236 |
| Labourer | 234 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 232 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 206 |
| Farmer | 200 |
| Private Means | 193 |
| None | 141 |
| Dressmaker | 133 |
| Domestic Servant | 113 |
| Clerk | 102 |
| At Home | 90 |
| At School | 87 |
| Laundress | 81 |
| Shop Assistant | 81 |
| Dress Maker | 75 |
| Bricklayer | 74 |
| Cook (domestic) | 73 |
| Dock Labourer | 73 |
| House Keeper | 73 |
| Scholar | 72 |
| General Servant Domestic | 71 |
| Carpenter | 63 |
| Domestic | 62 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Reed | 11,487 |
| Mary Reed | 11,329 |
| John Reed | 10,564 |
| Elizabeth Reed | 7,620 |
| George Reed | 6,613 |
| Thomas Reed | 6,402 |
| James Reed | 5,331 |
| Sarah Reed | 5,052 |
| Jane Reed | 3,760 |
| Ann Reed | 3,674 |
| Charles Reed | 3,486 |
| Henry Reed | 3,155 |
| Joseph Reed | 2,751 |
| Robert Reed | 2,572 |
| Margaret Reed | 2,406 |
| Eliza Reed | 2,303 |
| Annie Reed | 2,224 |
| Alice Reed | 2,107 |
| Ellen Reed | 2,077 |
| Edward Reed | 2,028 |
| Emma Reed | 1,850 |
| Frederick Reed | 1,833 |
| Emily Reed | 1,783 |
| Alfred Reed | 1,698 |
| Hannah Reed | 1,658 |
| 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 |
The surname Reed is the most popular version of all its varients