Reid Name Meaning: A nickname for someone with a red face or red hair. "read" which means red. Old English 'Ried' also means 'woodland clearing'.
The name 'Ried' could have easily been topographic for someone who lived in a clearing. Habitational for various places in England.
Discover how your Reid ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 18 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 70 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 22 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 87 |
| Essex | 59 |
| Gloucestershire | 19 |
| Hampshire | 21 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 26 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 25 |
| Isle of Man | 25 |
| Kent | 38 |
| Lancashire | 264 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 |
| London | 795 |
| Middlesex | 54 |
| Northumberland | 67 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 9 |
| Nottinghamshire | 19 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 25 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 29 |
| Sussex | 19 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 11 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 106 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 8 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Independent | 69 |
| Female Servant | 51 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 44 |
| Labourer | 39 |
| Male Servant | 14 |
| Shoe Maker | 13 |
| Carpenter | 12 |
| Dress Maker | 12 |
| Soldier | 11 |
| Lab | 10 |
| Gardener | 9 |
| Clerk | 9 |
| Army | 8 |
| Cotton Weaver | 8 |
| Grocer | 7 |
| Servant | 7 |
| Laundress | 7 |
| Independant | 7 |
| Mariner | 7 |
| Tailor | 6 |
| Hawker | 6 |
| Apprentice | 6 |
| Ostler | 6 |
| Publican | 5 |
| Weaver | 5 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Reid | 2,989 |
| William Reid | 2,979 |
| Mary Reid | 2,768 |
| James Reid | 2,194 |
| Elizabeth Reid | 1,758 |
| George Reid | 1,521 |
| Thomas Reid | 1,386 |
| Margaret Reid | 1,145 |
| Robert Reid | 1,133 |
| Jane Reid | 1,032 |
| Sarah Reid | 1,010 |
| Annie Reid | 800 |
| Ann Reid | 731 |
| Charles Reid | 662 |
| Henry Reid | 615 |
| David Reid | 587 |
| Ellen Reid | 564 |
| Alexander Reid | 534 |
| Alice Reid | 520 |
| Joseph Reid | 515 |
| Eliza Reid | 491 |
| Catherine Reid | 442 |
| Emma Reid | 424 |
| Edward Reid | 421 |
| Isabella Reid | 417 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reed | 75% | 171,108 |
| 2 | Read | 75% | 149,995 |
| 3 | Reid | 100% | 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 | Ride | 50% | 2,240 |
| 10 | Red | 75% | 1,852 |
| 11 | Ried | 50% | 1,303 |
| 12 | Raid | 75% | 1,290 |
| 13 | Rud | 50% | 928 |
| 14 | Reede | 60% | 874 |
| 15 | Rod | 50% | 681 |
| 16 | Roud | 50% | 625 |
| 17 | Rade | 25% | 523 |
| 18 | Orde | 0% | 455 |
| 19 | Rode | 25% | 370 |
| 20 | Rude | 25% | 288 |
| 21 | Raud | 50% | 255 |
| 22 | Rid | 75% | 254 |
| 23 | Ard | 25% | 222 |
| 24 | Rad | 50% | 168 |
| 25 | Rodie | 40% | 123 |
| 26 | Ruda | 25% | 120 |
| 27 | Wrede | 40% | 103 |
The surname Reid is the 3rd most popular variant of Reed.