Reece Surname

12,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Reece Surname Definition:

his surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rhys' (Welsh). Other variants and derivations are Rice, Price, Preece, which see.

Edward Recce, Herefordshire, 1601: Register of the University of Oxford.

Reese Myricke (Glamorganshire), Jesus Coll.

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Reece Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,3511:11,2041,389
England5,3481:10,4181,540
Australia1,6141:16,7262,350
Canada1,3541:27,2123,618
Jamaica8341:3,441501
Wales5091:6,080683
New Zealand4451:10,1761,767
Trinidad and Tobago3581:3,810633
Guyana3441:2,216400
Barbados3251:884217
South Africa1811:299,32428,868
Panama981:39,9212,114
Scotland961:55,7694,673
Ecuador891:178,7177,540
France811:820,03498,127
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines391:2,889474
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Denmark251:225,78917,947
American Samoa221:2,534546
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Saint Lucia111:16,2531,328
Grenada101:10,854835
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Laos91:732,036508
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
China61:227,886,92811,701
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Montserrat51:989156
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Anguilla41:3,359324
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Macau11:601,6301,582
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1771:11,1971,713
Wales4271:3,673248
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5001:11,1601,453

Reece (11,602) may also be a first name.

Reece Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

his surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rhys' (Welsh). Other variants and derivations are Rice, Price, Preece, which see.

Edward Recce, Herefordshire, 1601: Register of the University of Oxford.

Reese Myricke (Glamorganshire), Jesus Coll., 1607: ibid.

Thomas ap-Reese, 1606: Wills at Chester.

Thomas Rees, of Tybroughton, 1647: ibid.

Giles Reece, coinmaker, of Chester: ibid.

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

An Anglicized form of Rhys, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh) The son of Rhys (ardor, a rush).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A Welsh personal name, anciently Rhys, whence the modifications and derivatives, Rice, Price or Pryce, (Ap-Rhys) Apreece, Reece, Preece, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Some derive the Welsh name Rees, which they say was originally written Rhys, from Aρης, Mars. Pryce, however, renders Pen-rice, -rees, the head of the fleeting ground. Rheese is the name of a moor in Cornwall; and Reese, Rice, Rise, Ryce, Ryse are also found as surnames.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Danish, Rüs; from the Flemish, Reisse; from the German, Riess; from the Dutch, Rees; Welsh, Rhys; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Reece Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reece is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reece? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,612th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 163,809 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Reece are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Reece is also the 55,439th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 11,602 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 32,351 people, or 1 in 11,204. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 91 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Reece Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Reece has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Reece last name rose 719 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 686 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 115 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Reece Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Methodist (54%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Reece last name are 21.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.96% being registered with the party.

The amount Reece earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 165.4% more than the national average, earning R 630,696 per year; in United States they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $40,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $46,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Reecie911/
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Reecher83150/
Reecker832/
Reeches832/
Reecesr831/
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Reech807,759/
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Recer80342/
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Reeschke7710/
Reiesche770/
Reeser734,224/
Reekie732,876/
Riecke732,314/
Reesee73764/
Reeger73428/
Resech73304/
Reesey73231/
Reecht73210/
Reekes73148/
Reeske7383/
Reezes7377/
Regecz7365/
Reices7354/
Reetze7350/
Reesch7340/
Rheese7328/
Reeseh7328/
Receit7324/
Reezer7319/
Reacer7316/
Reasee7315/
Reeses7314/
Rezech7311/
Reshee739/
Reedze738/
Reesse738/
Reechi738/
Reucer738/
Hreceu737/
Reesie735/
Reykee735/
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Redjee731/
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Reicer731/
Rejech731/
Rejeez731/
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Reseer731/
Reiese731/
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Rieace730/
Reckee730/
Reegie730/
Recest730/
Rekeer730/
Rice67242,290/
Rees6787,834/
Rech6730,444/
Race6712,856/
Rege678,256/
Reke672,108/
Reca672,053/
Ryce671,668/
Reze671,249/
Rese671,029/
Roueche67809/
Reci67751/
Resheed67590/
Reje67545/
Rexe67162/
Reez67151/
Reçe6790/
Reeß6769/
Reqe6751/
Recy6735/
Rhecker6717/
Rieckie6712/
Reesher679/
Reseach678/
Reķe676/
Regesch675/
Riyeche674/
Reţe674/
Rezahee673/
Reiseer673/
Rjce673/
Rejioce673/
Rehseed673/
Reishce672/
Resscer672/
Rieccke672/
Rasheee672/
Reaseed672/
Reqeesh672/
Requcei671/
Reseich671/
Reascer671/
Redtkee671/
Reecich671/
Reeseey671/
Reesesr671/
Reheshe671/
Reiscer671/
Reitzee671/
Rieckey671/
Reyeses671/
Rayeese671/
Raweche671/
Rayeche671/
Reetsch671/
Réce671/
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D'Reese671/
Rechees671/
Rettkee670/
Reessee670/
Reeserr670/
Reetchy670/

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