The reay Surname

reay Name Meaning and History

English: variant of Rye 1 and 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The reay name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the reay family name as far back in history as possible.

reay Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of reay Families in the US in 1920

Number of reay families

9-16

4-8

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
Reays of Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland	colinkiley75	0
ELSIE ELDORA REAY MARRIED EDWARD BUELL, Oregon	Sean Ross	1
In regards to Bishop surname	MorganCole34	0
Reays of Morpeth	trishacummins	0
Tyne/Wear Reays	John Osselton Reay	16
Reays of Morpeth, Northumberland	tonyreay	7
reay	uncles148	0
Elisabeth REAY b.1833, m.1855? England	Manaia_A	1
Emmerline Reay and George thompson ? tomson? tompson	ccgs_1	1
Ancestors	Robert William Charles Reay	1

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