Reese Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brecknockshire 7
Cheshire 1
Carmarthenshire 5
Cornwall 2
Denbighshire 1
Devon 7
Essex 13
Flintshire 10
Glamorgan 30
Gloucestershire 57
Herefordshire 3
Hertfordshire 3
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 5
Lancashire 7
London 46
Middlesex 1
Merionethshire 12
Montgomeryshire 40
Monmouthshire 59
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 12
Northamptonshire 6
Oxfordshire 1
Pembrokeshire 18
Radnorshire 8
Shropshire 31
Suffolk 7
Surrey 2
Staffordshire 7
Warwickshire 2
Worcestershire 6
Yorkshire 8
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Hampshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Somerset 0
Sussex 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0

Reese Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Reese family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 28
Agricultural Labourer 26
Independent 17
Labourer 13
Male Servant 9
Joiner 5
Farmer 4
Carpenter 4
Mason 4
Apprentice 4
Dress Maker 3
Green Grocer 2
Policeman 2
Pupils 2
Miller 2
Pauper 2
Ag Labourer 2
Gloveress 2
Butcher's Apprentice 1
Builder 1
Independant 1
Grocer 1
Charwoman 1
Corn Dealer 1
Engine Driver 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Reese

Name Census Frequency
Mary Reese 403
John Reese 394
William Reese 314
Thomas Reese 256
Elizabeth Reese 241
Sarah Reese 165
George Reese 130
Jane Reese 130
Ann Reese 127
Edward Reese 123
David Reese 110
James Reese 103
Margaret Reese 94
Eliza Reese 85
Richard Reese 81
Hannah Reese 73
Henry Reese 69
Catherine Reese 67
Charles Reese 63
Ellen Reese 60
Joseph Reese 51
Annie Reese 48
Emma Reese 48
Martha Reese 48
Samuel Reese 48

Reese Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rees 80% 200,374
2 Rose 60% 157,852
3 Rouse 60% 28,270
4 Reese 100% 5,158
5 Ruse 60% 4,501
6 Aris 20% 3,585
7 Roose 60% 3,029
8 Rise 60% 1,984
9 Rous 40% 1,352
10 Airs 20% 1,290
11 Aries 40% 1,061
12 Ries 60% 1,019
13 Reis 60% 931
14 Roos 40% 897
15 Rosa 40% 704
16 Rus 40% 436
17 Aires 20% 298
18 Rase 60% 254
19 Roes 60% 253
20 Eairs 0% 247
21 Reas 60% 243
22 Ires 40% 214
23 Ares 40% 205
24 Rosie 40% 188
25 Arries 33% 181
26 Rause 60% 178
27 Ros 40% 174
28 Orois 20% 170
29 Roase 60% 161
30 Eares 20% 157
31 Orse 40% 143
32 Ears 20% 142
33 Rease 80% 141
34 Iris 20% 119
35 Roas 40% 117
36 Aiers 20% 103
37 Raise 60% 103
38 Earis 0% 102
39 Res 60% 101

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The surname Reese is the 4th most popular variant of Rees.

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