Reed

• As an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective red.
• Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan.
• Also as an English surname, from several places in England, such as Reed, Lancashire (from Old English ra (“roe deer”) or Rede, Suffolk (see Rede).

Compare Rider, Reader.

Reed

1. A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Reid.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
3. A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3636).
4. A number of places in the United States.
   1. A town in Desha County, Arkansas.
   2. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Kentucky.
   3. A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
   4. An unincorporated community in Freeman, Crawford County, Wisconsin.

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