Rid Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rid Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rid family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
General Labourer 2
Carter 1
Dress Maker 1
Naval Pensioner 1
Servant 1
Shepherd 1

Rid Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Reed 50% 171,108
2 Read 50% 149,995
3 Reid 75% 45,698
4 Ord 33% 11,990
5 Reade 40% 6,536
6 Ridd 75% 5,996
7 Rood 50% 3,489
8 Road 50% 2,872
9 Aird 50% 2,306
10 Ride 75% 2,240
11 Red 67% 1,852
12 Ried 75% 1,303
13 Raid 75% 1,290
14 Rud 67% 928
15 Reede 40% 874
16 Rod 67% 681
17 Roud 50% 625
18 Rade 50% 523
19 Orde 25% 455
20 Rode 50% 370
21 Rude 50% 288
22 Raud 50% 255
23 Rid 100% 254
24 Ard 33% 222
25 Rad 67% 168
26 Rodie 40% 123
27 Ruda 50% 120

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The surname Rid is the 23rd most popular variant of Reed.

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