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Read

in Nebraska

There are 59 people with the last name "Read" in Nebraska.

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Ranking in Nebraska

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Read 3,792
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  1. is 3,788th most common Olmer
  2. is 3,789th most common Osentowski
  3. is 3,790th most common Pekarek
  4. is 3,791st most common Pfeffer
  5. is 3,792nd most common Read
  6. is 3,793rd most common Reiber
  7. is 3,794th most common Rinehart
  8. is 3,795th most common Rohwer
  9. is 3,796th most common Ruth

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Read

Larry, Barry, Brenda, David, Dennis, George, Jay, Lori, Mark, Martin

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 Nebraska

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    Larry Read, NE (5 searches)
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