How Many People Have the Last Name Reed?

277,030

people had the surname Reed in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 1,065 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#73

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

93.92

In 2010

Largest Group

71.3%

White

Change Since 2000

+3.6%

+9,587 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Reed (71.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 22.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Reed ranks #49. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 73.5% to 71.3%.

White 71.3%
Black 22.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%

📈 Change Since 2000

Reed grew from 267,443 people in 2000 to 277,030 in 2010 (up 3.6%), and its rank fell from #65 to #73. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 99.14 to 93.92 people per 100,000.

20002010
People267,443277,030
Rank#65#73
Per 100,000 people99.1493.92

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Reed

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#70Cooper280,791
#71Peterson278,297
#72Bailey277,845
#73Reed277,030
#74Kelly267,394
#75Howard264,826
#76Ramos263,464

👤 Reed as a First Name

Reed is a first name too: about 31,368 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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