Last Name READING

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Reading, an important market-town in county Berks.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 10,277 (2000 US census) 7,579 (1990 US census)
Count 2,874 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.27%, or 2623 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.28%, or 123 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.56%, or 16 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.31%, or 9 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.5%, or 43 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.09%, or 60 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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