Reives Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Reives Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Reives family

Profession Census Frequency
Shoe Maker 2
General Servant 2
Labourer 2
Ag Labourer 2
Farm Curter 1
Farm Curter Son 1
Son 1
Wife 1
Laundress 1
Annuitant 1
Butler 1
Sadler 1
A B Seaman 1
Domestic 1
House Keeper 1
Sugar Baker 1
Widow 1
Gun Implement Maker 1

Reives Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Reeves 83% 83,464
2 Reaves 83% 3,502
3 Reves 83% 2,162
4 Revis 67% 767
5 Raves 67% 349
6 Orvis 33% 338
7 Reevs 67% 287
8 Reives 100% 204
9 Rives 83% 184
10 Rivis 67% 168
11 Iravis 33% 109
12 Ravis 50% 105

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The surname Reives is the 8th most popular variant of Reeves.

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