Find out how popular the last name Reddish is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Reddish.

Reddish, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Reddish surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reddish in America

Reddish is the 15328th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reddish surname appeared 1,913 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Reddish.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reddish to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Reddish

The surname Reddish is of English origin, derived from a place name referring to the reddish hue of the soil in certain areas. It likely originated in the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

One of the earliest known references to the surname Reddish can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire, dated 1379, which mention a Richard de Redish. This suggests the name was already well-established by that time.

The Reddish surname is believed to be derived from the Old English words "read" (red) and "isc" (meadow or land), indicating a connection to areas with reddish-colored soil or vegetation. It may also be related to the place name Reddish, a suburb of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England.

In the late 16th century, records show a John Reddishe residing in Withington, Lancashire, in 1592. Another early bearer of the name was William Reddish, who was born in Crich, Derbyshire, in 1618.

Notable individuals with the surname Reddish include Thomas Reddish (1628-1677), an English politician who served as Mayor of Derby in 1669. A more recent example is Joseph Reddish (1908-1985), a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Halifax from 1945 to 1970.

Other historical figures bearing the Reddish surname include George Reddish (1801-1857), an English surveyor and civil engineer who worked on several railway projects, and Edward Reddish (1784-1868), a British Army officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

The name Reddish has also been associated with various place names, such as Reddish Vale and Reddish Green, both located in the Stockport area of Greater Manchester, England, further reinforcing its connection to the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reddish

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Reddish.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Reddish was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Reddish has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Reddish was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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