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Read

in Rhode Island

There are 177 people with the last name "Read" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Read 712
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  1. is 708th most common Newton
  2. is 709th most common Goulet
  3. is 710th most common Matthews
  4. is 711th most common Mccann
  5. is 712th most common Read
  6. is 713th most common Cavanaugh
  7. is 714th most common Giguere
  8. is 715th most common Schwartz
  9. is 716th most common Viera

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Read

Kenneth, Robert, David, John, Eleanor, Patricia, Donna, Linda, Mary

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 Rhode Island

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    Kenneth Read, RI (9 searches)
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