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reel Name Meaning and History

Dutch: from a shortened form of the Germanic name Radilo, itself a short form of a compound name formed with rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ as the first element, for example Radolf. Compare Ralph.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The reel name in History

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

reel Family Facts

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Distribution of reel Families in the US in 1920
Number of reel families
 43-84
 15-42		 1-14
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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