Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword read.
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Babasa Filipino, Tagalog
Means "will read" in Tagalog.
Elwell English
Means "person from Elwell", Dorset (probably "spring from which omens can be read").
Khandakar Bengali
Means "teacher, scholar" (literally "one who reads"), derived from Persian خواندن (khandan) meaning "to read, to study" and the occupational suffix گار (kar).
Okumuş Turkish
Means "educated, well-read" in Turkish.
Reidhead English
The origins of the Reidhead surname are uncertain. In some instances, it was no doubt derived from the Old English word "read," meaning "red," and was a nickname that came to be a surname. Either way, we may conclude that it meant "red-haired" or "ruddy complexioned."