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Read

in Montana

There are 82 people with the last name "Read" in Montana.

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Ranking in Montana

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Read 1,210
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  1. is 1,206th most common Jaeger
  2. is 1,207th most common Krantz
  3. is 1,208th most common Lyon
  4. is 1,209th most common Mader
  5. is 1,210th most common Read
  6. is 1,211th most common Rooney
  7. is 1,212th most common Schaffer
  8. is 1,213th most common Schuler
  9. is 1,214th most common Schuster

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Read

Russell, Andrew, Don, Kathryn, Kim, Russ, Sharon, Thomas, Tim

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 Montana

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    Russell Read, MT (7 searches)
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