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Read

in Alaska

There are 60 people with the last name "Read" in Alaska.

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Ranking in Alaska

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Read 1,170
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  1. is 1,166th most common Neff
  2. is 1,167th most common Olmstead
  3. is 1,168th most common Omalley
  4. is 1,169th most common Pettit
  5. is 1,170th most common Read
  6. is 1,171st most common Reeve
  7. is 1,172nd most common See
  8. is 1,173rd most common Swartz
  9. is 1,174th most common Twitchell

Similar Names and Nicknames

Reed, Reid, Reddy, Redd, Reedy, Ready, Reader, Reading, Reidy, Reade

Most Common First Names for Read

Bill, Deborah, Barbara, Cynthia, Donald, George, Janet, Jenny, Katie, Tobyn

Meaning & History

English:

  • 1. nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.
  • 2. topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, rȳd ‘woodland clearing’.
  • 3. habitational name from various places: Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.

    • FOREBEARS A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.

    Recent Searches for "Read" in Alaska

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    Bill Read, AK (4 searches)
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