Reading Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Reading Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Reading family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 326
Labourer 58
Agricultural Labourer 45
Domestic Servant 31
Carpenter 23
Laundress 20
Dress Maker 19
General Servant 17
Annuitant 12
Gardener 11
No Occupation 11
Servant 10
Plaiter 9
Nurse 8
House Keeper 6
Tailor 6
Son 6
Charwoman 6
Straw Factor 6
Apprentice 5
Farmer's Wife 5
Shoe Maker 5
Painter 5
Hawker 5
Clerk 5

Reading Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Reading 100% 17,997
2 Riding 71% 14,728
3 Reding 86% 1,570
4 Arding 57% 475
5 Reeding 86% 180
6 Ruding 71% 106
7 Radnage 43% 100

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The surname Reading is the most popular version of all its varients

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