# Reeves (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/reeves/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 81,978 |
| US rank (2010) | 390 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,766 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (79,817 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɹiːvz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Reeve with excrescent -s. * Also as an English topographical surname, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter eves (“at the border”), see Eaves. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Rímheadha, Ó Rímheá (“descendant of Rímheadh”), from rímid (“counter”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Reeves in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Reeves in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Reeves

- Steve Reeves, American bodybuilder and actor (1926–2000)
- George Reeves, American actor (1914–1959)
- Matt Reeves, American film writer, director and producer
- Jim Reeves, American country singer (1923–1964)
- Dianne Reeves, American jazz singer
- Tate Reeves, 65th governor of Mississippi
- Perrey Reeves, American actress
- Martha Reeves, American singer
- Olivia Reeves, American weightlifter
- Bryant Reeves, American basketball player (born 1973)
- Del Reeves, American singer (1932–2007)
- Scott Reeves, American actor

and 14 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Reaves, Reavis, Revis, Rivas, Roebuck, Rives, Raposo, Rabago, Rybak, Rapoza, Rybicki, Raposa.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.