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There are approximately 27,018 people named Reeves in the UK. That makes it the 357th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 428 are named Reeves.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Reeves surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

From Reeve, a bailiff, provost, or steward, Shirereeve, Wood-reeve, (Sheriff, Woodruff.)

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

REEVES. A pluralization of Reeve, which see. REGAN. See O'Regan.

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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