The Reid Surname
- Meaning
- red
- Type
- Descriptive (nickname)
- Root
- Old English read
- Chiefly
- Throughout Scotland
The Scots form of Read or Reed: a byname for someone red-haired or ruddy. Scots kept the vowel that southern English lost.
It is among the most numerous surnames in Scotland, which says something about the local distribution of red hair.
Bestow the name a title it never had
An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Reid name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.
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