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Origin Of The Surname Reading

Meaning Of The Surname Reading

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Interesting Facts About Reading

Reading is a locational surname, originating from Reading. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. Reading itself gets its name from the Old English word ‘ryding’ which was used to refer to a home built in a clearing.

Reading Statistics

Reading is the number 1527 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 6,533 share the surname Reading in the UK.

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