Last Name READ

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Meaning Nickname: The red, a sobriquet given on account of the ruddy face or the sanguine red complexion of the hair. Similar to surnames Black, White, Russell, Blunt, etc. Reid is a Scottish and North ENglish variant.
From 'Rede,' advice, counsel, help, or from the fenny plant, a reed.
Origin English, Anglo-Saxon, Russian, French, German, Irish, Zimbabwean, South african, Mauritian

Rank 1,981 (2000 US census) 1,957 (1990 US census)
Count 16,736 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.13%, or 15419 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.78%, or 465 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.47%, or 79 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.41%, or 69 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.31%, or 219 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.91%, or 487 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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