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Origin Of The Surname Reader

Meaning Of The Surname Reader

Reed Thatcher

Interesting Facts About Reader

Reader is an interesting occupational surname. It comes from the Old English ‘hroed’ meaning ‘reed’ as in the plant. The suffixed ‘er’ denotes an action and makes the name occupational. The occupation of ‘reeding’ involved thatching roofs of houses. Eddie Reader, the Scottish singer and songwriter, is a famous bearer of this surname.

Reader Statistics

Reader is the number 874 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 11,284 share the surname Reader in the UK.

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