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Reed (name) .
Reed variations on red
Language(s) English Meaning literally, the colour red. It is a variant of Reid , which refers to ruddy complexion or red hair Variant form(s) Read
Reed is an English-language surname .
It is commonly believed to be a nickname -derived surname referring to a person's complexion or hair being ruddy or red, as its literal meaning is the colour red . It is a variant of Reid , which refers to ruddy complexion or red hair[ 1] [better source needed
People with the surname include:
A. J. Reed (born 1993), American baseball playerAdam Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Alaina Reed Hall (1946–2009), American actressAlan Reed (1907–1977), American voice actorAlbert Edwin Reed (1846–1920), English publisherAlbert Reed (model) (born 1985), American modelAlbert Reed Jr. (1910–1990), US actor and law enforcement officerSir Alec Reed (born 1934), British businessman
Alec Reed Academy , British school of StudiesAlex Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Alfred Hamish Reed (1875–1975), England, emigrated to New ZealandAlfred Reed (1921–2005), US conductor and composerAllison Reed (born 1994), American ice dancerAlto Reed (1948–2020), American saxophonistAlvin Reed (born 1944), American football playerAlyson Reed (born 1958), American dancerAmanda Reed (1832–1904), US philanthropist widow of Simeon Gannett ReedAndre Reed (born 1964), American football playerAndrew Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Andy Reed (rugby union) (born 1969), Scottish rugby union playerAndrew Joseph Reed or A. J. Reed (born 1993), American baseball playerAndy Reed (politician) (born 1964), British politicianAnn Reed (born 1954), American singer-songwriterAnna M. Morrison Reed (1849/50-1921), American author, lecturer, poet, and suffragistArthur Reed , multiple people, including:
Austin Reed (disambiguation) , multiple peopleB. Mitchel Reed (born "Burton Mitchel Goldberg" 1926–1983), US radio disc jockeyBarry Reed (author) (1927–2002), US trial lawyer and novelistBasil Reed (1895–1968), England cricketer and Royal Navy officerBetty Lou Reed (1927–2011), American politicianBetty Reed (1941–2022), American politicianBill Reed (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey playerBilly Reed (footballer) (1928–2003), Welsh footballerBilly Reed (baseball) (1922–2005), American baseball playerBob Reed (baseball) (born 1945), American baseball playerBobby Reed (American football) (born 1939), American football playerP. Booker Reed (1842–1913), American politicianBrandon Reed (born 1980), American politicianBrandy Reed (born 1977), American basketball playerBrett Reed (born 1972), American drummer, guitarist with RancidBrett Reed (basketball) (born 1972), American basketball coachButch Reed Bruce Franklin Reed (1954–2021), American wrestlerByron Reed (1821–1891), real estate agent and politician in Nebraska, USCaitriona Reed (born 1949), American Zen Buddhist senseiCarlson Reed (born 2002), American baseball playerCarol Reed (weather broadcaster) (c. 1925–1970), "The weather girl" New York weathercasterCarol Reed (1906–1976), (male) England film producer and directorCaroline Keating Reed (died 1954), American pianist and music teacherCathy Reed (born 1987), American ice dancer in Japan, sister of Chris ReedChad Reed (born 1982), Australian motocross riderCharles Manning Reed (1803–1871), Whig politician in PennsylvaniaCharles N. Reed (1837–1926), farmer and politician in New YorkSir Charles Reed (British politician) (1819–1881), politician and antiquarian
Chauncey W. Reed (1890–1956), American WWI veteran, lawyer and politicianChester Albert Reed (1876–1912), American ornithologist, artist and writerChris Reed (figure skater) (born 1989), American ice skater in JapanChuck Reed (born 1948), American lawyer politicianChuck Reed (gridiron football) (born 1970), American football playerClarke Reed (1928–2024), American businessman and politicianClyde M. Reed (1871–1949), American politicianCrystal Reed (born 1985), American actress in Teen WolfCyril Reed (1906–1991), Indian cricketer in England and MalayaD. J. Reed (born 1996), American football playerDan Reed (born 1963), American rock musician and founder of Dan Reed Network
Dan Reed (director) (born 1964), British director of Leaving Neverland Daniel Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Darrell Reed (born 1965), American football playerDave Reed, Texas DJ, member of duo Tritonal (band)
Dave L. Reed (born 1978), member of the Pennsylvania State HouseDavid Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
David Reed (American football) (born 1987), wide receiver with Indianapolis ColtsDavid Reed (artist) (born 1946), American abstract painterDavid Reed (bishop) (1927–2023), American Episcopal bishopDavid Reed (comedian) (born 1982), British actor and comedianDavid Reed (pioneer) (1747–1824) pioneer in PennsylvaniaDavid Reed (Labour politician) (1945–2017), British Labour Party MPDavid Reed (soccer) (born 1988), American soccer playerDavid A. Reed (1880–1953), American Senator from Pennsylvania, 1923–1935David C. Reed (1847–1938), mayor of San Diego, CaliforniaDavid E. Reed (1927–1990), Reader's Digest editorDavid Jay Reed (born 1950), Japan-born artist in Perth, Western AustraliaDavid M. Reed (born 1957), American Episcopal bishop in TexasDavid P. Reed (born 1952), computer scientist, designer of user datagram protocol (UDP)David Vern Reed (1924–1989), American comics writer, known for Batman David Wellington Reed (1972–1985), known for Murder of David Reed in US, solved in 2008 Dean Reed (1938–1986), American singer and actor in East Germany, dubbed "Red Elvis"Dewey H. Reed (1897–1966), American educator and politicianDizzy Reed (born 1963), American keyboardist with Guns N' RosesDominic Reed (born 1990), English cricketerDon Reed (American football) (1920–2012), coach for Long Beach State 49ersDon Reed (born 1959), American actor, writer, producer, director and comedianDon Collins Reed , American ethicist and historian of philosophyDonald Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Donald Reed (actor) (1901–1973), Mexican-American film actor, and later, Beverly Hills video consultantDonald A. Reed (1935–2001), founder of Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films and its Saturn AwardsDon Reed (born 1959), American comedianDonald H. Reed Jr. (born 1933), American politician, member of the Florida House of RepresentativesDonna Reed (1921–1986), American actress in It's a Wonderful Life and sitcom The Donna Reed Show Dorothy Reed Mendenhall (1874–1964), American pediatric physician, graduate of Johns Hopkins School of MedicineDoug Reed (born 1960), American football defensive end with Los Angeles RamsDouglas Reed (1895–1976), British journalist, writer and anti-ZionistE. Ray Reed (1891–1970), West Virginia Republican politicianEd Reed (born 1978), American football player with Baltimore RavensEddie Reed (1901–1960), American lawyer and college football coachEddie Reed (baseball) (1929–2009), American Negro league baseball playerEdward Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Edward Reed (coach) , American water polo coachEdward Reed (naval architect) (1830–1906), British naval architect and politicianEdward C. Reed (1793–1883), American veteran of War of 1812, lawyer and politicianEdward Cornelius Reed Jr. (1924–2013), American federal judgeEdward S. Reed (1954–1997), American ecological psychologist and philosopherEdward Tennyson Reed (1860–1933), British cartoonist for Punch magazineT. Edward Reed , Canadian zoologist, anthropologist, and pediatricianElijah W. Reed (1827–1888), American menhaden fishing pioneer in VirginiaElizabeth Armstrong Reed (1842–1915), American author and Orientalist scholarEnrique Reed (1915–1958), Chilean chess masterEric Reed (baseball) (born 1980), with the Florida MarlinsEric Reed (musician) (born 1970), American jazz pianist and composerEric Reed (soccer player) (born 1983), American goalkeeper and coachEugene Elliott Reed (1866–1940), Democrat congressman from New HampshireEvelyn Reed (1905–1979), American communist and women's rights activistFrancine Reed (born 1947), American blues singer associated with Lyle LovettFrank Reed (disambiguation) , multiple peopleFred Reed (disambiguation) , multiple peopleGary Reed (athlete) (born 1981), Canadian middle-distance runnerGary Reed (comics) (1956–2016), American comic book writer and publisherSir Geoffrey Reed (1892–1970), Australian judge and director-general of ASIO
George Reed (disambiguation) , multiple peopleGuilford Bevil Reed (1887–1955), Canadian medical researcherH. Owen Reed (1910–2014), American composer, conductor, and educatorHamilton Lyster Reed (1869–1931), Irish officer in British Army, VC recipientHarrison Reed (ice hockey) (born 1988), Canadian player with Hamburg CrocodilesHarrison Reed (politician) (1813–1899), American editor and Governor of FloridaHelen Leah Reed (1861/62 - 1926), Canadian-born American writerHenry Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Henry Reed (American football) (born 1948), defensive end with New York GiantsHenry Reed (cricketer) (1892–1963), played for GloucestershireHenry Reed (merchant) (1806–1880), British merchant, philanthropist and evangelistHenry Reed (musician) (1884–1968), Appalachian fiddler and banjoist, with Alan JabbourHenry Reed (poet) (1914–1986), British poet, translator, radio dramatist, and journalistHenry Reed (Wisconsin legislator) , Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Henry Armstrong Reed (1858–1876), killed at Battle of the Little Bighorn, nephew of George Armstrong CusterHenry Byron Reed (1855–1896), English Conservative Party politicianHenry Hope Reed (1808–1854), American educator at University of PennsylvaniaHenry Hope Reed Jr. (1915–2013), American architecture critic and preservationistHenry Thomas Reed (1846–1924), American federal judgeHenry Reed (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) , student mentioned in Maya Angelou's autobiographyHerbert Reed (British Army soldier) (Henry Herbert Reed, 1911–1941), British sailor, George Cross recipientHowie Reed (1936–1984), baseball pitcher for Los Angeles DodgersHub Reed (born 1936), American basketball player with Los Angeles Lakers in NBAIan Reed (1927–2020), Australian Olympic discus throwerIda Lilliard Reed (1865–1951), religious writer and hymnwriter from West VirginiaIrving S. Reed (1923–2012), American mathematician known for Reed–Solomon and Reed–Muller codesIsaac Reed (politician) (1809–1887), Whig congressman from MaineIsaac Reed (1742–1807), English Shakespeare editorIshmael Reed (born 1938), African American poet, writer, songwriter and publisherJ. R. Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Jack Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Jake Reed (American football) (born 1967), wide receiver for Minnesota VikingsJake Reed (baseball) (born 1992), pitcher for New York Mets and Baltimore OriolesJames Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Jamie Reed (born 1973), British Labour Party MPJamie Reed (footballer) (born 1987), Welsh (soccer )footballer and coachJanet Reed (1916–2000), American ballerina and ballet mistressJarran Reed (born 1992), American football playerJayden Reed (born 2000), American football playerJaylen Reed , American football playerJeff Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Jennie Reed (born 1978), American Olympic track cyclistJennifer Clyburn Reed , American schoolteacher and businesswomanJeremy Reed (born 1981), American Major League baseball outfielderJeremy Reed (writer) (born 1951), Jersey-born poet, novelist, biographer and literary criticJerrick Reed II (born 2000), American football playerJerry Reed (1937–2008), American singer songwriter in Country Music Hall of FameJerry Reed (baseball) (born 1955), American baseball pitcherJim Reed (academic) Terence James Reed (born 1937) English scholar of German literatureJimmy Reed (1925–1976), popular US blues musicianJo Reed (killed 1875), US police killer; see Lynching of Jo Reed
Joan Reed (born 1952), English athlete and coach in the sport of curlingJody Reed (born 1962), American second baseman and coach for Miami MarlinsJoe Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
John Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
John Reed, American miner, founder of the Reed Gold Mine in North Carolina
John Reed Jr. (1781–1860), American politician from Massachusetts, son of John Reed Sr.John Reed Sr. (1751–1831), American politician from Massachusetts, left Congress in 1801John Reed (actor) (1916–2010), English actor and singer with the D'Oyly Carte Opera CompanyJohn Reed (animator) (1908–1992), American animator and painterJohn Reed (art patron) (1901–1981), Australian critic, husband of Sunday ReedJohn Reed (early Californian) (1805–1843), early settler and landowner in Marin CountyJohn Reed (footballer) (born 1972), English footballer who played primarily for Sheffield UnitedJohn Reed (fur trader) (died 1814), American fur traderJohn Reed (journalist) (1887–1920), American journalist and Communist activistJohn Reed (judge) (1864–1955), New Zealand judgeJohn Reed (novelist) (born 1969), American author and teacherJohn Reed (priest) (born 1951), English Archdeacon of TauntonJohn A. Reed Jr. (1931–2015), American lawyer and judgeJohn C. Reed (born 1958), American medical researcherJohn H. Reed (1921–2012), American politician, 66th governor of MaineJohn M. Reed (c. 1881–1934), American college sports coachJohn O. Reed (1929–2012), British anthologist and translator of African literatureJohn Oren Reed (1856–1916), American physicist and university deanJohn S. Reed (born 1939), American financierJohn Shedd Reed (1917–2008), American chairman of Santa Fe Industries, president of Shedd AquariumJohn Shelton Reed (born 1942), American sociologist and essayistJohn T. Reed , American real estate investor and authorJohn W. Reed (1918–2018), American law professor and deanJohnny Reed , African American baseball player in the 1930sJoseph Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Josh Reed (born 1980), American football wide receiver in the NFLJulia Reed , UK TV co-presenter of Robot Wars game showJulia Evans Reed (1960–2020), Mississippi socialite and lifestyle authorJulian Reed Julian Alexander Arnott Reed (1936–2022), Canadian politicianJustin Reed (born 1982), American basketball playerKate Reed (born 1982), British long-distance runnerKerry Reed (born 1984), American football wide receiverKevin Reed (born 1955), American Presbyterian author, theologian and publisherKira Reed (born 1971), American actress, TV host, writer, and producerLangford Reed (1878–1954), English scriptwriter of silent film era and limerick collectorLarry Reed, US bassist with Shoot Low Sheriff
Larry Reed (puppeteer) (born 1944), uses traditional Balinese shadow theatre techniquesLaurance Reed (born 1937), English Conservative Party politician and political writerLawrence Reed (born 1953), American economist and free-market exponentLeaeno Reed (1918 - 1974), American Samoan chief and politicianLeo Reed (1939–2022), American labor leaderLeon Reed , American football quarterback with Maryland CommandosLes Reed (football manager) (born 1952), English football coach, manager of Charlton AthleticLes Reed (songwriter) (1935–2019), English writer of popular songsLewis E. Reed (born 1962), American politician in MissouriLionel Reed (1883–1957), British athlete at the 1908 Summer OlympicsLou Reed (1942–2013), American musician with Velvet UndergroundLowell Reed (1886–1966), research scientist and president of Johns Hopkins UniversityLucy Reed (1921–1998), American jazz singer in Chicago in the 1950sLuman Reed (1787–1836), American merchant and arts patronLuther Reed (1888–1961), American theater critic, screenwriter and film directorMalik Reed (born 1996), American football linebacker for Miami Dolphins in NFLMarcel Reed , American football playerMark Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Marshall Russell Reed (1891–1973), American bishop of The Methodist ChurchMartin Reed (born 1978), English footballer for York CityMaxwell Reed (1919–1974), Irish actor in 1940s and 1950s British filmsMichael C. Reed (born 1942), American mathematicianMichael Reed (cricketer) (born 1988), English cricketerMilt Reed (1890–1938), American baseball middle infielderMyrtle Reed (1874–1911), American author, poet, journalist, and philanthropistNatina Reed (1980–2012), American singer and rapperNikki Reed (born 1988), American actressOla Belle Reed (1916–2002), American Appalachian folk singerOliver Reed (1938–1999), English actorOrson Reed (1809–c. 1890), Wisconsin pioneerOscar Reed (born 1944), American football running back with Minnesota VikingsP. Booker Reed (1842–1913), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, moved to CanadaPam Reed (born 1961), American ultramarathon runnerPamela Reed (born 1949), American actressPatrick Reed (born 1990), American professional golferPaul Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Pete Reed (aid worker) (1989–2023), American aid workerPete Reed (born 1981), American-born British Olympic gold medalist rowerPeter Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Peyton Reed (born 1964), American TV and film directorPhil Reed (1949–2008), first openly gay African-American member of New York City CouncilPhilip D. Reed (1899–1989), chief executive officer of General Electric CompanyPhilip Reed (politician) (1760–1829), US senator for MarylandPhillip Reed (1908–1996), American actorPreston Reed (born 1955), American fingerstyle guitarist, emigrated to ScotlandRalph Reed (born 1961), American political lobbyist, with Christian CoalitionRalph Reed (American Express) (1890–1968), president of the American Express CompanyRaphew Reed Jr (born 1985), American hurdler at the 2004 Summer ParalympicsRayshun Reed (born 1981), American football defensive back with San Francisco 49ers in NFLRex Reed (born 1938), American film critic, journalist, and media personalityRichard Reed (born 1973), British businessman, entrepreneur and public speakerRick Reed (advertising agent) (1953–2022), Republican advertising agentRick Reed (umpire) (1950–2020), umpire in Major League BaseballRick Reed (pitcher) (born 1964), pitcher in Major League BaseballRicky Reed (born Eric Burton Frederic in 1982), American artist and musicianRob Reed , keyboardist with Welsh progressive rock band MagentaRobert Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Robert Reed John Robert Rietz Jr. (1932–1992), US actorRobert Reed (artist) (1938–2014), American artistRobert Reed (author) (born 1956), American science fiction authorRobert Reed (bishop) , also Reade (died 1415), bishop in Ireland and EnglandRobert Reed (guard) (born 1943), American football playerRobert Reed (wide receiver) (born 1975), American football wide receiverRobert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir (born 1956), Scottish juristRobert H. Reed (1929–2017), general in the United States Air ForceRobert P. Reed (born 1959), American Roman Catholic bishopRobert Rentoul Reed (1807–1864), American politician, U.S. Representative from PennsylvaniaRobin Reed (1899–1978), American wrestler and wrestling coachRodney Reed (born 1967), American murder and rapistRon Reed, known as Buddy Colt (1936–2021), American professional wrestler
Ron Reed (born 1942), American basketball player and Major League Baseball pitcherRosalie A. Reed (born 1945), US veterinarian at the Los Angeles ZooRoy Reed (1930–2017), American journalist, wrote for The New York TimesRoy E. Reed (1877–1943), Americans lawyer and Republican Party politicianSam Reed (born 1941), American accountant and Republican Party politicianShanna Reed (born 1955), American dancer and TV and movie actressSimeon Gannett Reed (1830–1895), American transportation businessmanStanley Forman Reed (1884–1980), American lawyer and Supreme Court judgeStanley Foster Reed (1917–2007), American entrepreneur, inventor, and publisherStanley Reed (British politician) (1872–1969), British editor of The Times of IndiaStephen Reed (1801–1877), American newspaper publisher and geologistStephen Reed (footballer) (born 1985), English footballerStephen R. Reed (1949–2020), American politician, mayor of Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaSteve Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Steven Reed (mayor) (born 1973/74), American judge and Mayor of Montgomery, AlabamaSteven Reed (political scientist) (born 1947), professor of modern government at Chuo UniversityStewart Reid (1867–1952), New Zealand Reform Party politicianStuart Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Sunday Reed , née Baillieu (1905–1981), AustralianSusan Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Sykes Reed (1904–1972), US basketball player at the University of PittsburghT. S. Reed (Thomas Sadler Reed, 1818–1914), public servant in South AustraliaTalbot Baines Reed (1852–1893), English typefounder and writer for The Boy's Own PaperTanoai Reed (born 1974), American stuntman and actorTarris Reed (born 2003), American basketball playerTatum Reed , American pornographic actress and adult movie producerTaylor Reed (born 1991), American gridiron football linebackerTayo Reed (born 1973), American dancer with The Nitro Girls , later dance instructor
Ted Reed Ralph Edwin Reed (1890–1959), American baseball third baseman for the Newark PepperThell Reed , American marksman, exhibition shooter, stuntman, armorer, and movie consultantTheodore Reed (1887–1959), American film director, producerTheresa Greene Reed (1923–2017), American physician and epidemiologistThomas Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Thomas Reed (architect) (1817–1878), Danish architectThomas Reed (British Army officer) (1796–1883), British generalThomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), Speaker of the House of Representatives from MaineThomas Buck Reed (1787–1829), senator from MississippiThomas C. Reed (born 1934), American Secretary of the Air Force and nuclear weapons designerThomas Reed (Alabama politician) , Alabama civil rights leader and state politicianThomas German Reed (1817–1888), English actor, composer, and theatrical managerThomas Sadler Reed (1818–1914), England emigrated to South AustraliaTimothy Davis-Reed , American film, television and theater actor, teacher of actingTom Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Tracy Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Travis Reed (born 1979), American professional basketballerTrovon Reed (born 1990), American football cornerbackTrudie Kibbe Reed , American academic administratorTucker Reed (born 1989), American blogger, author, journalist and feminist activistTyler Reed , multiple people, including:
Victor Joseph Reed (1905–1971), Roman Catholic bishop of Oklahoma City-TulsaVivian Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
Walt Reed (1917–2005), art historian and authorWalter Reed , multiple people, including:
Whitney Reed (1932–2015), American tennis player in the 1950s and 1960sWilliam B. Reed (politician) (1833–1909), mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut, USWilliam Bradford Reed (1806–1876), American attorney, politician, diplomat, academic and journalistWilliam Maxwell Reed (1871–1962), American teacher and author of science books for childrenWilliam Reed (disambiguation) , multiple people, including:
William Reed (athlete) (born 1970), American sprinterWilliam Reed (author) (1830–1920), wrote The Phantom of the Poles William Reed (British colonial official) (c. 1670–1728), Acting Governor of North-CarolinaWilliam Reed (composer) (1910–2002), English composer, pianist and lecturerWilliam Reed (musician) (1859–1945), Canadian organist, conductor, and composerWilliam Reed (politician) (1776–1837), United States Representative from MassachusettsWilliam Reed (publisher) (1830–1920), English trade magazine publisherWilliam Reed (RAF officer) (1896–?), British World War I flying aceWilliam B. Reed (politician) (1833–1909), mayor of South Norwalk (1891–1893), oyster grower and shipperWilliam Bradford Reed (1806–1876), American politician and journalistWilliam Henry Reed (1876–1942), violinist, author of Elgar as I Knew Him William L. Reed (politician) (born 1866), member of the Massachusetts House of RepresentativesWilliam Maxwell Reed (1871–1962), American writer of science books for childrenWilliam Norman Reed (1917–1944), American fighter ace with Flying TigersWilliam R. Reed (c. 1915–1971), college athletics administrator in the United StatesWilliam Samuel Reed (1864–1941), Progressive party member of the Canadian House of CommonsWilliam W. Reed (1825–1916), Wisconsin State Senator and AssemblymanWillis Reed (1942–2023), America professional basketball player, coach, and manager
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^ Citation: Bardsley, 1901.
Surnames derived from the color
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