Reid Name Meaning: A nickname for someone with a red face or red hair. "read" which means red. Old English 'Ried' also means 'woodland clearing'.
The name 'Ried' could have easily been topographic for someone who lived in a clearing. Habitational for various places in England.
Discover how your Reid ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 41 |
| Berkshire | 22 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 117 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 126 |
| Derbyshire | 46 |
| Devon | 62 |
| Dorset | 31 |
| Durham | 271 |
| Essex | 135 |
| Gloucestershire | 18 |
| Hampshire | 62 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 30 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 9 |
| Kent | 108 |
| Lancashire | 837 |
| Leicestershire | 43 |
| Lincolnshire | 16 |
| London | 1,017 |
| Middlesex | 132 |
| Northumberland | 330 |
| Norfolk | 38 |
| Northamptonshire | 18 |
| Nottinghamshire | 26 |
| Oxfordshire | 17 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 13 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 8 |
| Surrey | 87 |
| Sussex | 64 |
| Staffordshire | 51 |
| Warwickshire | 68 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 27 |
| Yorkshire | 213 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 10 |
| Glamorgan | 33 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 15 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 625 |
| Living On Own Means | 64 |
| General Labourer | 53 |
| Cotton Weaver | 38 |
| Domestic Servant | 36 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 31 |
| Coal Miner | 30 |
| General Servant | 26 |
| Gardener | 23 |
| Clerk | 21 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 19 |
| General Servant Domestic | 19 |
| Labourer | 19 |
| Tailor | 18 |
| Dock Labourer | 14 |
| Painter | 14 |
| Carpenter | 14 |
| Laundress | 13 |
| Tailoress | 13 |
| General Domestic Servant | 11 |
| Errand Boy | 11 |
| Farmer | 10 |
| House Keeper | 10 |
| Joiner | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Reid | 2,989 |
| William Reid | 2,979 |
| Mary Reid | 2,768 |
| James Reid | 2,194 |
| Elizabeth Reid | 1,758 |
| George Reid | 1,521 |
| Thomas Reid | 1,386 |
| Margaret Reid | 1,145 |
| Robert Reid | 1,133 |
| Jane Reid | 1,032 |
| Sarah Reid | 1,010 |
| Annie Reid | 800 |
| Ann Reid | 731 |
| Charles Reid | 662 |
| Henry Reid | 615 |
| David Reid | 587 |
| Ellen Reid | 564 |
| Alexander Reid | 534 |
| Alice Reid | 520 |
| Joseph Reid | 515 |
| Eliza Reid | 491 |
| Catherine Reid | 442 |
| Emma Reid | 424 |
| Edward Reid | 421 |
| Isabella Reid | 417 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reed | 75% | 171,108 |
| 2 | Read | 75% | 149,995 |
| 3 | Reid | 100% | 45,698 |
| 4 | Ord | 25% | 11,990 |
| 5 | Reade | 60% | 6,536 |
| 6 | Rood | 50% | 3,489 |
| 7 | Road | 50% | 2,872 |
| 8 | Aird | 25% | 2,306 |
| 9 | Ride | 50% | 2,240 |
| 10 | Red | 75% | 1,852 |
| 11 | Ried | 50% | 1,303 |
| 12 | Raid | 75% | 1,290 |
| 13 | Rud | 50% | 928 |
| 14 | Reede | 60% | 874 |
| 15 | Rod | 50% | 681 |
| 16 | Roud | 50% | 625 |
| 17 | Rade | 25% | 523 |
| 18 | Orde | 0% | 455 |
| 19 | Rode | 25% | 370 |
| 20 | Rude | 25% | 288 |
| 21 | Raud | 50% | 255 |
| 22 | Rid | 75% | 254 |
| 23 | Ard | 25% | 222 |
| 24 | Rad | 50% | 168 |
| 25 | Rodie | 40% | 123 |
| 26 | Ruda | 25% | 120 |
| 27 | Wrede | 40% | 103 |
The surname Reid is the 3rd most popular variant of Reed.