How common is the surname Reid?

111,360 people in the United States had the surname Reid in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,772 Americans. It ranked 275th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Reid?

Tara Reid, American actress (born 1975), followed by Thomas Mayne Reid.

Where is the surname Reid most common?

Wikidata records people named Reid in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Reid?

Reid is /ɹiːd/, one syllable.

Is the surname Reid getting more or less common?

More common. 104,007 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 111,360 in 2010, up 7.1%.

Is Reid also a first name?

Yes. Reid is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Reid

A surname, carried by 111,360 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɹiːd/ 1 syllable Soundex R300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reid is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 111,360 people named Reid in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,772 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 104,007.

#275

rank among US surnames

111,360

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #263)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#266	Harvey	115,662	2,669
#267	Williamson	114,959	2,686
#268	Gilbert	114,940	2,686
#269	Dean	114,030	2,708
#270	Sims	113,374	2,723
#271	Espinoza	112,154	2,753
#272	Howell	112,041	2,756

Who is named Reid

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

60% of people named Reid identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reids

63 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tara Reid
American actress (born 1975)
Thomas Mayne Reid
American writer (1818–1883)
Harry Reid
American politician (1939–2021)
Riley Reid
American pornographic film actress (born 1991)
George Reid
Australian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia and 12th Premier of New South Wales, 1845–1918
Storm Reid
American actress, born 2003
Kerry Reid
Australian tennis player, born 1947
Wallace Reid
American actor (1891–1923)
Robert Lewis Reid
American artist (1862-1929)
Vernon Reid
American fusion and crossover guitarist (born 1958)
L.A. Reid
American record executive (born 1956)
Beryl Reid
British actress (1919–1996)

Notable Reids come mostly from the United States (44), the United Kingdom (8) and Australia (7).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Reid

Reid has the Soundex code R300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R300.

Questions

How common is the surname Reid?: 111,360 people in the United States had the surname Reid in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,772 Americans. It ranked 275th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reid?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Reid identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Reid?: Tara Reid, American actress (born 1975), followed by Thomas Mayne Reid.
Where is the surname Reid most common?: Wikidata records people named Reid in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Reid?: Reid is /ɹiːd/, one syllable.
Is the surname Reid getting more or less common?: More common. 104,007 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 111,360 in 2010, up 7.1%.
What are other spellings of Reid?: Read and Reed.
Is Reid also a first name?: Yes. Reid is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.