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Name Redding
Type Surname (from given name)
Pronounced Pron. Red-ing (English)
Other Forms FormsReading
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Meaning & History
English variant spelling of READING. In 1841 Redding was the most commonly used surname in all of Buckinghamshire. A famous bearer is Otis Redding.
German and Dutch patronymic from any of the Germanic personal names with the first element rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’.
German and Dutch patronymic from any of the Germanic personal names with the first element rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’.