Look up another surname
The reeve Surname

reeve Name Meaning and History

English (most common in East Anglia): from Middle English reeve, an occupational name for a steward or bailiff, the precise character of whose duties varied from place to place and at different periods.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family

14–Day Free Trial

Download the Getting Started guide
It's FREE with registration!

reeve Family Facts

Are you a Facebook user? Add reeve family facts to your Facebook profile.
Distribution of reeve Families in the US in 1920
Number of reeve families
 88-174
 30-87
 1-29
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

Click on a state to view reeve census records

Year

How is this helpful?

  • You can decide where (in which states) to start searching for reeve records.
  • You can see how reeve families moved over time by selecting different Census years.

What do I do next?

The information for this map came from Ancestry.com’s US Federal Census Collection.
  • Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, residence and occupation.
  • Click here to search reeve census records.

Search for reeve records

Name

Birth

+/-
e.g. Chicago, Illinois, USA

Death

+/-
e.g. Chicago, Illinois, USA
Give priority to    

More resources for your reeve family history

Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?

A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.

Begin your family tree with your name:

Learn more about family trees.

The reeve name in History

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

Member Connections

More Tools and Resources