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

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

Reef Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Reef family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Rag Cutter In Paper Mill 2
Clerk 1
Errand Boy 1
Machine Messenger 1
Engineer Driver 1
Mariner 1
Quay Porter 1
Farm Labourer Agricultural 1
Charwoman 1
General Labourer 1
Milliner 1
Watchmaker 1
Carpenter & Joiner 1
Engine Fitter 1
Hand Iron Fittings Shop 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Reef

Name Census Frequency
John Reef 10
Mary Reef 10
Sarah Reef 7
Elizabeth Reef 6
Thomas Reef 6
Robert Reef 5
William Reef 5
Alfred Reef 4
James Reef 4
Richard Reef 4
Eliza Reef 3
Florence Reef 3
Frank Reef 3
George Reef 3
Henry Reef 3
Jane Reef 3
Joseph Reef 3
Margaret Reef 3
Patrick Reef 3
Walter Reef 3
Ann Reef 2
Anne Reef 2
Charles Reef 2
Edward Reef 2
Ellen Reef 2

Reef Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rofe 25% 1,993
2 Roof 50% 745
3 Roofe 40% 593
4 Reefe 80% 285
5 Reef 100% 150
6 Rafe 25% 143
7 Roaf 50% 130

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The surname Reef is the 5th most popular variant of Rofe.

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