How common is the last name Reed?

268,584 people in the United States have the last name Reed, about 1 in 1,113. It ranks #75 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

REED

#75

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
268,584
About
1 in 1,113
This common or more
14.7%
Who bears it

Of the 268,584 people with the last name Reed, 68.5% reported their origin as White, 21.9% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Reed

#73 Bailey · 269,092#74 Ramos · 268,640#76 Bell · 267,025#77 Peterson · 265,150

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Reed, most common first.

#281 Reid · 109,275#2,150 Read · 16,452#2,772 Redd · 12,666#3,144 Reedy · 11,181#14,176 Red · 2,033

Also a first name

As a first name, Reed ranks #1,313 of 53,615, with 27,775 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2014, with 1,122 births. See Reed as a first name

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