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Read

in Nevada

There are 122 people with the last name "Read" in Nevada.

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Ranking in Nevada

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Read 1,825
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  1. is 1,821st most common Burkett
  2. is 1,822nd most common Diehl
  3. is 1,823rd most common Flaherty
  4. is 1,824th most common Heaton
  5. is 1,825th most common Read
  6. is 1,826th most common Salisbury
  7. is 1,827th most common Talbot
  8. is 1,828th most common Tam
  9. is 1,829th most common Voss

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Read

David, Dyanne, Robert, Randolph, Azure, Donald, Melissa, Barbara, Dexter

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 Nevada

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    David Read, NV (6 searches)
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