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    The surname Reading

    An English surname, carried by 2,982 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹɛdɪŋ/ 2 syllables Soundex R352

    Reading: #10,715 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Reading #10,715, 2,982 people Reading: #10,715 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Reading #10,715, 2,982 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reading is more common than 93.4% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading. Not related to reading.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,982 people named Reading in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,536 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,874.

    #10,715
    rank among US surnames
    2,982
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #10,277)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,706Wardlow2,985103,432
    #10,708Ricard2,984103,467
    #10,711Shute2,983103,502
    #10,715Reading2,982103,536
    #10,717Nicoletti2,981103,571
    #10,721Mager2,980103,606
    #10,724Chidester2,979103,641

    Who is named Reading

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Reading identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Readings

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Brendon Reading
      Australian athletics competitor, born 1989

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Reading

    Reading has the Soundex code R352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R352.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Reading come from?
    From Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading. Not related to reading.
    How common is the surname Reading?
    2,982 people in the United States had the surname Reading in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,536 Americans. It ranked 10,715th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Reading?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Reading identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Reading?
    Brendon Reading, Australian athletics competitor.
    Where is the surname Reading most common?
    Wikidata records people named Reading in Australia.
    How do you pronounce Reading?
    Reading is /ˈɹɛdɪŋ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Reading getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,874 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,982 in 2010, up 3.8%.