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Read

in Oregon

There are 450 people with the last name "Read" in Oregon.

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Ranking in Oregon

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Read 775
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  1. is 771st most common Henson
  2. is 772nd most common Ashley
  3. is 773rd most common Kemp
  4. is 774th most common Moyer
  5. is 775th most common Read
  6. is 776th most common Downing
  7. is 777th most common Hathaway
  8. is 778th most common Lehman
  9. is 779th most common Singh

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Read

Linda, James, William, Richard, Robert, David, Michael, Carol, John, Nancy

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 Oregon

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    Linda Read, OR (7 searches)
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