Last name Reid (Reid 
, 瑞德 
, ريد 
, among others...) , throughout the world, is a widespread surname. The surname Reid is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is a widespread surname, Barbados, where it is a common surname, and New Zealand, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Very seldom, Reid is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Reid | Australia, Jamaica, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| 里德, 瑞德 | China |
| ريد | Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| リード | Japan |
| Рейд | Ukraine, Russia |
| ריד | Israel |
| robert reid abbot of Kinloss, commendator-prior of Beauly, and bishop of Orkney, FR (b. 1496) |
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| alexander reid Scottish physician (b. 1586) |
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| sir alexander reid, 2nd baronet politician (b. 1601) |
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thomas reid Scottish philosopher, GB (b. 1710) |
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john reid British Army officer (b. 1721) |
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| george reid church of Scotland minister (b. 1692) |
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| john reid (1720-1775) (b. 1720) |
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robert reid Scottish businessman, topographer and antiquary (b. 1773) |
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robert reid British architect (1774-1856) (b. 1774) |
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| john reid Reid, John (1725–1774), thief (b. 1725) |
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| samuel reid, sr. Georgia planter, IE (b. 1728) |
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samuel chester reid United States Navy officer, US (b. 1783) |
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| george reid American general (b. 1733) |
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| thomas reid (1739-1802) (b. 1739) |
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robert raymond reid American judge (1789-1841), US (b. 1789) |
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