Reeves Surname
Approximately 157,284 people bear this surname
Reeves Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the reeve' a bailiff, a steward.
'His lordes shepe, his nete, and his deirie, His swine, his hors, his store, and his pultrie, Were holly in this reves governing.': Chaucer's C. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Read More About This SurnameReeves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 105,345 | 1:3,441 | 359 |
| England | 23,220 | 1:2,400 | 309 |
| Australia | 9,241 | 1:2,921 | 401 |
| Liberia | 6,493 | 1:679 | 93 |
| Canada | 5,632 | 1:6,542 | 956 |
| New Zealand | 1,430 | 1:3,167 | 476 |
| Wales | 902 | 1:3,431 | 370 |
| South Africa | 789 | 1:68,666 | 8,582 |
| Jamaica | 682 | 1:4,208 | 578 |
| Scotland | 501 | 1:10,686 | 1,462 |
| Ireland | 447 | 1:10,535 | 1,366 |
| France | 275 | 1:241,537 | 37,410 |
| Thailand | 162 | 1:436,039 | 76,421 |
| Spain | 130 | 1:359,631 | 20,401 |
| Colombia | 112 | 1:426,554 | 6,555 |
| Germany | 112 | 1:718,799 | 54,527 |
| Northern Ireland | 105 | 1:17,572 | 2,254 |
| India | 97 | 1:7,907,891 | 167,329 |
| Barbados | 89 | 1:3,230 | 473 |
| Chile | 88 | 1:200,187 | 6,348 |
| Japan | 86 | 1:1,486,562 | 24,308 |
| Singapore | 86 | 1:64,043 | 2,603 |
| Netherlands | 71 | 1:237,848 | 31,022 |
| Philippines | 70 | 1:1,446,260 | 102,978 |
| Argentina | 57 | 1:749,884 | 50,572 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Honduras | 54 | 1:163,267 | 2,049 |
| Ecuador | 51 | 1:311,879 | 9,102 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Denmark | 46 | 1:122,711 | 11,225 |
| Peru | 42 | 1:756,765 | 16,930 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Russia | 37 | 1:3,895,218 | 191,585 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | 1:38,971 | 3,714 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Cyprus | 26 | 1:34,034 | 3,767 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Bermuda | 17 | 1:3,840 | 587 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Norfolk Island | 14 | 1:164 | 17 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 1:322,740 | 2,767 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Falkland Islands | 7 | 1:447 | 88 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Ghana | 5 | 1:5,404,138 | 15,377 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1:53,118,924 | 25,950 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1:30,645,251 | 132,600 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 250 | 1:17,719 | 2,154 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12,038 | 1:2,025 | 284 |
| Wales | 205 | 1:7,651 | 487 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:70,627 | 4,135 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,148 | 1:3,110 | 365 |
Reeves (1,346) may also be a first name.
Reeves Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the reeve' a bailiff, a steward.
'His lordes shepe, his nete, and his deirie, His swine, his hors, his store, and his pultrie, Were holly in this reves governing.': Chaucer's C. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Sampson le Reve, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Reve, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William le Reve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John le Reveson, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
William le Reveson, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Sager le Reve. Rolls of Parliament.
1611. William Reve and Joyce Headley: Marriage Lic. (London).
1638-9. John Trott and Elizabeth Reeve: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
Reeves is a genitive form (the son of the reeve'), just as Williams is the genitive of William.
1686. James Petre and Elizabeth Reves: Marriage Lic. (London).
1729 Baptised — Ann, d. William Reeves: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(the) Reeve’s (Son), v. Reeve.
This English name formerly disguised Ó Rimheadha (O’Rive), the name of an ancient but now apparently extinct Co. Down family, for which no other anglicized form survives unless it be O’Rawe. IF 307*
(English) A minor official appointed by the lord of the manor to supervise his tenants’ work.
A pluralization of Reeve.
From Reeve, a bailiff, provost, or steward, Shire—reeve, Wood—reeve, (Sheriff, Woodruff.)
And Rives (English), Reeve, Sheriff, Steward, Bailiff.
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from Ó Rímheàdh, an ancient Irish surname.
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Reeves Religious Adherence
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Reeves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Reeves Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Reeves (Arabic: ريفيس) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Reeves click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Reeves? popularity and diffusion
The surname Reeves is the 3,564th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 46,334 people. Reeves is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Reeves are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Reeves is also the 213,975th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 1,346 people.
Reeves is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 105,345 people, or 1 in 3,441. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 130 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Reeves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Reeves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reeves last name rose 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 440 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 945 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 179 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Reeves Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Reeves surname is principally Catholic (55%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Reeves surname are 14.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.44% being registered with the party.
The amount Reeves earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.59% less than the national average, earning 295,592 kr per year; in Peru they earn 140.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,537 per year; in South Africa they earn 89.03% more than the national average, earning R 449,196 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $21,475,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $50,488 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Reeves Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Reeves in the Arabic language | ||
| ريفيس | ryfys | - |
| ريفس | ryfs | - |
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