Last Name REED

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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, Jewish, Dutch, French, German, Norwegian, Irish, Falkland, Belgian, South african, Guam

Rank 65 (2000 US census) 55 (1990 US census)
Count 267,443 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 73.51%, or 196597 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 21.97%, or 58757 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.4%, or 1070 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1%, or 2674 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.67%, or 4466 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.45%, or 3878 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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