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REEKIE

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There are approximately 1,801 people named Reekie in the UK. That makes it the 4,896th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 29 are named Reekie.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Reekie surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

REEKIE. An Edinburgh surname. It may be derived from one of the localities called Reeky Linn, or Reeking Linn ; but why not from ' Auld Reekie ' itself 1

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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