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There are approximately 7,529 people named Rea in the UK. That makes it the 1,436th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 119 are named Rea.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

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The Rea surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

REA. See Ray, and Rae.

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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