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There are approximately 37,460 people named Read in the UK. That makes it the 239th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 593 are named Read.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Read surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

READ. READE. Red. See Reed and Reid.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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