Reding Surname

77,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vatican City

Reding Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Reading.' an important market town in Berkshire.

1305. Henry de Reding, rector of Matlask, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1328. John de Reding, rector of Aldeburgh, Norfolk: ibid.

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Reding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5931:100,87911,197
Luxembourg8371:69454
Switzerland2891:28,4184,338
France2501:265,69140,939
Argentina2201:194,28816,167
Mexico2031:611,45910,056
Belgium1941:59,2619,566
England1561:357,16725,626
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Suriname1151:4,8051,070
Poland571:666,82057,730
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Australia271:999,84158,390
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Vatican City11:1174
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5431:92,4849,489

The alternate forms: Réding (1) are calculated separately.

Reding (142) may also be a first name.

Reding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Reading.' an important market town in Berkshire.

1305. Henry de Reding, rector of Matlask, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1328. John de Reding, rector of Aldeburgh, Norfolk: ibid.

1621. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Symond Reading: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1714. Henry Redding and Mary Tomlinson: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A town in Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

REEDING: The town of Reading, co. Berks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Readings, who have their principal home in this county, being also now found in Bucks and Oxfordshire, are probably the modern representatives of the Rædings, a Saxon clan, that gave their name to their settlements in Derbyshire and in the eastern counties (K.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Reding Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Reding Come From? nationality or country of origin

Reding (Russian: Рединг) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Réding. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reding? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 77,221st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,150,181 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Reding reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 775,413th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 142 people.

The surname Reding is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,593 people, or 1 in 100,879. In The United States Reding is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Iowa, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Luxembourg, where 13 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.

Reding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Reding has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reding surname grew 662 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reding Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reding last name are 12.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.1% registered with the party.

The amount Reding earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $24,903,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning $47,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $55,001 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réding941/
Redding9225,265/
Reading9215,429/
Roeding92342/
Reiding92246/
Reeding92123/
Rehding9243/
Redings926/
Reuding923/
Rejding923/
Rieding922/
Redin915,824/
Readings86405/
Reddings86177/
Roedding86137/
Readding8627/
Reddingc863/
Reddding861/
Reedding860/
Riding835,548/
Reddin833,401/
Redina832,329/
Ryding831,956/
Rading831,042/
Röding83723/
Roding83315/
Rhedin83203/
Redien83169/
Redeng8393/
Riedin8331/
Readin8330/
Reydin8327/
Rehdin8324/
Redion8324/
Reudin8320/
Redyng8310/
Rejdin833/
Hredin833/
Reidin832/
Redind831/
Reedin831/
Resdin830/
Redn801/
Ridings775,746/
Ridding77678/
Radding77310/
Rydings77262/
Reudink77186/
Rodding77105/
Rödding77105/
Readien7795/
Reddien7776/
Readdin7743/
Raiding7735/
Reydina7717/
Readion7717/
Reddina7716/
Ryhding777/
Ritding774/
Rydding773/
Readina772/
Reddimg771/
Reddint771/
Reidina771/
Ridging771/
Rodieng771/
Redddin771/
Radin'g771/
Redaeng771/
Rodinng771/
Reddngs770/
Reddeng770/
Rhoding770/
Reden731,339/
Rydin73996/
Redyn73397/
Ridin73380/
Redim7344/
Redén7340/
Redín7321/
Redne733/
Reidn731/
Readn731/
Redøn731/
Rédin731/
Radng731/
Ridng730/
Rednn730/
Redinova7184/
Riddings7157/
Reddinne711/
Raidings710/
Rhydings710/
Redden6716,290/
Redyna67473/
Reddim67319/
Riddin67285/
Rieden67267/
Radeng67237/
Raidin67201/
Riodin67189/
Rydeng67127/
Rideng6792/
Rodink6779/
Readen6756/
Redeen6755/
Reiden6753/
Reyden6752/
Reddyn6752/
Reeden6745/
Radink6743/
Roidin6732/
Redent6729/
Rydina6723/
Hredyn6722/
Ridina6721/
Rajdin6717/
Reuden6716/
Roydin6715/
Rheden6714/
Ritdin6711/
Rojdin679/
Resden678/
Risdin678/
Raydin677/
Rodeng677/
Redenc677/
Redynk677/
Rydäng677/
Ridion675/
Reidén675/
Reedhn675/
Reidyn674/
Redinkova672/
Redenå672/
Hridin671/
Redoen671/
Retdinova671/
Rijdin671/
Røjdin671/
Rydien671/
Reydne671/
Rheedn671/
Radinc671/
Ridien670/
Rehedn670/

Reding Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reding in the Russian language
Редингreding-

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