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There are approximately 44,114 people named Rees in the UK. That makes it the 188th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 698 are named Rees.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Wales

Language of origin

Welsh

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

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The Rees surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

REES. A Welsh personal name, anciently Rhys, whence the modifications and derivatives, Rice, Price or Pryce, (Ap-Rhys) Apreece, Reece, Preece, &c.

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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