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Read

in New Mexico

There are 108 people with the last name "Read" in New Mexico.

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Ranking in New Mexico

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Read 1,499
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  1. is 1,495th most common Bassett
  2. is 1,496th most common Gaytan
  3. is 1,497th most common Mclean
  4. is 1,498th most common Placencio
  5. is 1,499th most common Read
  6. is 1,500th most common Soliz
  7. is 1,501st most common Sterling
  8. is 1,502nd most common Valadez
  9. is 1,503rd most common Bloom

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Read

David, Anthony, Beverly, George, John, Laura, Christopher, Dann, Gary, Gwen

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.

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    David Read, NM (6 searches)
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