Rede is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rede
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

1. The same as Read, Reed, Reid, etc - Reed and ReidRed. See - 1. Red-allusive to complexion or dress, probably the former. This is a common medieval spelling. "What be tokeneth it whan the sonne gothe downe reed?" Maundevile says of the Red Sea: 'that see is not more reed than another see.' 2. Reed, a parish in Hertfordshire; Reede, another in Suffolk. The Reeds of Cragg, county of Northumber land, probably took their name from Redes dale, in which they have been immemorially located, or rather from the river which gives name to that dale. On a mural monument in Elsdon church, erected in the year 1758, to the memory of Elrington Reed, the family are statedto have been resident in Redesdale for more than nine hundred years. This Sir Walter Scott calls an "incredible space" of time, and so it is; though the high antiquity of the family is unquestionable. See notes to Rokeby.

In the Hundred Rolls, Le Red, and La Red, are very common, as descriptive surnames, for both sexes

2. The Redes of Suffolk are said to be derived from Brianus de Rede, who was living in the year 1139.

How popular is Rede?

Rede is common in India, Ethiopia, Indonesia, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Malawi.

Rede is ranked 77067 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Redes grew by 13.64 per cent to 450 since 2000 and ranked 47186 after elevating 2581 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 78.22 78.28
White 15.11 17.17
Black 2.67 2.27
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2 0
Rede is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Croatia is ahead in terms of density. Around 6351 person has been found who wears Rede as their family name. Rede is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Rede:
15,761 India2,771
7,282 Ethiopia1,288
Countries with hundreds of Rede:
19,519 Indonesia639
51,691 United States563
7,893 Mexico314
28,882 Brazil269
14,293 Malawi131
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,195 Portugal94
9,571 Croatia85
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
158,669 France37
3,823 Angola16
61,721 Zimbabwe16
12,642 Taiwan12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
191,443 Canada10
40,124 Niger9
30,726 Qatar9
48,153 Egypt9
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
94,797 Netherlands7
355,097 Nigeria6
118,663 Papua New Guinea6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Barbara Rede worked as farmer and hailed from Bavaria. 38 years old embarked for USA from Bremen on Hermine and arrived on August 15, 1853. Johann Rede, Katharina Rede, U Rede (30) Merchant, Farmer Friedr. Rede, Anna Rede, aged 9, Emma Rede, aged 8, Ernestine Rede, Fritz Rede, aged 47, are other Rede that migrated to US.

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