The Reid surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 104,007 people carried this name — #263 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,590 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
133 people named Reid live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 75 people named Reid.
Most of them — 46 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often French Polynesia.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
37 people named Reid have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 138 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Reid in American newspapers,
1919–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 609,193 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Reid.
- Reichel 2,649 · U.S. census
- Reichenbach 2,375 · U.S. census
- Reichert 9,920 · U.S. census
- Reichhart 115 · U.S. census
- Reichling 499 · U.S. census
- Reichmuth 436 · U.S. census
- Reif 3,303 · U.S. census
- Reiff 3,836 · U.S. census
- Reifsteck 624 · U.S. census
- Reig 116 · U.S. census
- Reigner 289 · U.S. census
- Reiland 1,071 · U.S. census
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