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There are approximately 5,323 people named Reader in the UK. That makes it the 1,980th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 84 are named Reader.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Reader surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

READER. In tlie archives of Norwich, reders aud tylers occur in juxta-position ; wherefore it is probable that the employment of the reder was that of thatching buildings with reeds. H.R. Le Reder, Le Redere.

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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