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There are approximately 16,154 people named Reeve in the UK. That makes it the 622nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 256 are named Reeve.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Status Name

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The Reeve surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

REEVE. The bailiff of a franchise or manor. A- Sax. gcrefa. One of Chaucer's Canterbury pilgrims is a Reeve, but the poet's account of his duties and pursuits reminds us more of a great man's farmbailifif than of the official reeve.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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