The Reeder surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,155 people carried this name — #1,874 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 18,768 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Reeder surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the reeder’.

An early record he cites: Emma le Redere, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Reader and Reeder.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 639 · public domain.

In print

Reeder in American newspapers,
1930.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Reeder
The Milwaukee Leader 1930-03-29
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Reeder
The Milwaukee Leader 1930-05-24
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Reeder
The Milwaukee Leader 1930-04-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Reeder in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

2,492 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Reeder. The most, 688, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,363
Victoria 385
Queensland 280
Western Australia 247
Tasmania 88
South Australia 87
ACT (Canberra) 17
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Reeder.

Who carried it

People named Reeder,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Andrew Horatio Reeder
    Andrew Horatio Reeder 1807–1864 · lawyer
  • Aubrey Reeder d. 1987
  • Lucas Reeder 1729–1779 · preacher
  • Joseph Reeder 1745–1829
  • Mary Reeder 1776–1806
  • Catherine Reeder 1800–1866

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Reeder,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,236 records

1,236 records of the Reeder name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 702
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 285
  • Other U.S. records 249
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James P. Reeder

    Born 1918 in Missouri. Enlisted 1944 at Jefferson Barracks; draftsman. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Brent Alexander Reeder

    Born 1948; from Buffalo, New York. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Reeder

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the America from Liverpool, aged 23; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,236 records for Reeder in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands506 records

506 records of the Reeder name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 292
  • Dutch population registers 176
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 38
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Matthijs Reeder

    Married in 1903 in Oldebroek; bookkeeper. Died 1944 in Vianen, aged 68.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lodewijk Roelfs Reeder

    Married in 1834 in Appingedam; carpenter, born 1804 in Appingedam. Died 1851 in Appingedam, aged 47; carpenter.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elske Reeder

    Born 1817 in Leeuwarden. Died 1889 in Leeuwarden, aged 72.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 506 records for Reeder in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia56 records

56 records of the Reeder name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 28
  • Tasmanian Names Index 11
  • Other Australian records 17
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sarah Reeder

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1842. Married 1842 in Avoca, Tasmania, aged 16.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Adam Reeder

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Recovery, arriving 1819; certificate of freedom 1826.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harriet Reeder

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the Anglo Indian, aged 19.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 56 records for Reeder in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany42 records

42 records of the Reeder name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 38
  • German emigration and citizenship files 4
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Reeder

    From Flensburg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 10 April 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 84).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Friedrich Reeder

    Emigrated to Hungary in 1852.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Dietrich Reeder

    Emigrated to Röbel, Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1833.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 42 records for Reeder in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Reeder name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ruby Alice Reeder

    Buried in 1989 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 51.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Emma Charlotte Reeder

    Died 1951; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Arthur Joseph Reeder

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Reeder in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom8 records

8 records of the Reeder name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. E. Reeder

    Corporal, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record K. Reeder

    Ng's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. G. Reeder

    Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Reeder in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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