Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
REID
There are approximately 72,057 people named Reid in the UK. That makes it the 102nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,140 are named Reid.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
ReadReade
Reed
Reader
Raid
Red
Reda
Rad
Raida
Raad
Rade
Radd
Reado
Ready
Reaid
Radde
Raed
Raede
Raide
Readd
Readde
Reads
Readz
Raids
Raeds
Raidu
Readu
Raidi
Reada
Raido
Raeda
Rayd
Redae
Reades
Raides
Readds
The Reid surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
REID. An old northern pronunciation of red. See Reed. See also Jamiesou's Diet.