Last Name REEVES

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Meaning	The reeve, a bailiff, a steward. Reeves is a genitive form, i.e. means 'the son of the reeve,' just as Williams is the genitive of William. From 'Reeve,' a bailiff, provost, or steward, 'Shirereeve,' 'Wood-reeve,' (Sheriff, Woodruff.)

Origin	English, Irish, Falkland, Belgian, Liberian

Rank	358 (2000 US census)	343 (1990 US census)

Count	79,817 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

79.79%, or 63686 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
15.66%, or 12499 total occurrences, as black,
0.46%, or 367 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.7%, or 559 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.64%, or 1309 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.75%, or 1397 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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