Rhead Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rhead Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rhead family

Profession Census Frequency
School 53
At School 4
None School 4
Clerk 3
Coal Miner Hewer 3
At Home 3
School Teacher 3
Farmer 3
Domestic Servant 3
Potters Placer 3
Silk Piecer 3
Clerk Shorthand & Part Student 2
Coal Hewer 2
Railway Porter 2
Grocer Manager 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Farmer Son Working On Farm 2
Assistant In Business 2
Brick Maker 2
Colliery Labourer 2
Domestic Home Duties 2
Grocer 2
House Wife 2
Landary Maid 2

Rhead Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Reed 60% 171,108
2 Read 80% 149,995
3 Reade 60% 6,536
4 Rhead 100% 2,255
5 Red 60% 1,852
6 Redd 60% 1,250
7 Rhode 40% 938
8 Rhoda 40% 698
9 Roughead 63% 243
10 Rohde 20% 136

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The surname Rhead is the 4th most popular variant of Reed.

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