Reed Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Reed Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Reed

The ancient history of the name Reed was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. The names Reid and Reed are nicknames meaning 'red haired one' from a person with reddish hair. Variants include Read, Reade, Red and Readman. This name is of Anglo-Saxon descent spreading to the Celtic countries of Ireland , Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout these countries. Examples of such are a Godwin le Rede, County Norfolk, and a Roger le Rede, County Herefordshire, who were recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', England , in the year 1273. A George Warde and Denys Reade were married in Saint Michaels, Cornhill, in the year 1568. A Martin Rede was recorded in the 'Fines Rolls' in the reign of Edward III. Gilbert le Rede of Coul, Scotland , was committed to prison and died there in the year 1296 and a John Reed was collector of tithe in the deaneries of Stormouth and Atholl, Scotland , in 1362. Reed is also an occasional variant of the Irish names Mulderrig and Mulready.