Reese

Origin: Welsh
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According to a user from New York, United States, the name Reese is of Welsh origin and means "Ecstatic".
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A patronymic surnameâ€‹ from Welsh Rhys.
A male given name derived from the surname or directly from Rhys.
A female given name of American usage since the 1980s.

Notable Persons Named Reese

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon is an actress and producer. She was most prominent from 1991 to present. Reese was given the name Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon on March 22nd, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

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Reese McGuire

Reese McGuire is a baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Reese was born on March 2nd, 1995 in Covington, Washington.

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Reese Wynans

Reese was born in 1947.

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Reese Rideout

Reese was born on October 1st, 1982.

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Reese Hoffa

Reese Hoffa is an athlete. Reese was born on October 8th, 1977 in Augusta, Georgia.

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Reese and Bianca

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Della Reese

Della Reese is a gospel music, pop music, jazz, rhythm, blues, and traditional pop music singer, actress, minister, game show panelist, minister (christianity), and panelist. She was most active from 1953 to present. Della was given the name Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6th, 1931 in Black Bottom, Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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Kyle Reese

Kyle Reese is a soldier.

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Cassidy

Cassidy is a hip hop music rapping, actor, and songwriter. He was most prominent from 2002 to 2002. Cassidy was given the name Barry Adrian Reese on July 7th, 1982.

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John Reese

John Reese is a special forces soldier, cia officer, special forces (united states army), and central intelligence agency. John is also known as John Rooney ( ), John Anderson ( ), John Campbell ( ), John Hayes ( ), John Randall ( ), John Warren ( ), John Wiley ( ), Tony Miller ( ), Det. Stills ( ), Marshal Jennings ( ), Frank Mercer ( ), Jeffery Abbot ( ), John Riley ( ), John Rooney.

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Pee Wee Reese

Pee Wee Reese was a baseball player. Pee was born on July 23rd, 1918 in Ekron, Kentucky. He passed away on August 14th, 1999.

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Mason Reese

Mason was born on April 11th, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	6	0	6
1881	8	0	8
1882	8	0	8
1883	8	0	8
1884	10	0	10
1885	8	0	8
1886	10	0	10
1888	7	0	7
1889	16	0	16
1891	11	0	11
1892	11	0	11
1893	12	0	12
1894	9	0	9
1895	8	0	8
1896	8	0	8
1897	15	0	15
1898	9	0	9
1899	8	0	8
1900	10	0	10
1901	9	0	9
1902	12	0	12
1903	5	0	5
1904	11	0	11
1905	13	0	13
1906	8	0	8
1907	8	0	8
1908	15	0	15
1909	12	0	12
1910	26	0	26
1911	15	0	15
1912	22	0	22
1913	27	0	27
1914	41	0	41
1915	48	0	48
1916	52	0	52
1917	50	0	50
1918	45	0	45
1919	50	0	50
1920	44	0	44
1921	66	0	66
1922	49	0	49
1923	61	0	61
1924	65	6	59
1925	46	0	46
1926	49	0	49
1927	50	0	50
1928	54	0	54
1929	40	0	40
1930	39	0	39
1931	39	0	39
1932	41	0	41
1933	27	0	27
1934	30	0	30
1935	34	0	34
1936	33	0	33
1937	42	0	42
1938	36	0	36
1939	36	0	36
1940	34	0	34
1941	25	0	25
1942	41	0	41
1943	52	0	52
1944	40	0	40
1945	31	0	31
1946	42	0	42
1947	38	0	38
1948	42	0	42
1949	52	0	52
1950	51	0	51
1951	37	0	37
1952	44	0	44
1953	48	0	48
1954	48	0	48
1955	56	0	56
1956	58	0	58
1957	62	0	62
1958	48	0	48
1959	55	5	50
1960	44	0	44
1961	50	0	50
1962	55	0	55
1963	42	0	42
1964	47	0	47
1965	61	0	61
1966	81	0	81
1967	68	0	68
1968	66	0	66
1969	46	0	46
1970	71	0	71
1971	53	0	53
1972	48	0	48
1973	36	0	36
1974	55	0	55
1975	40	0	40
1976	50	0	50
1977	53	0	53
1978	44	0	44
1979	38	0	38
1980	53	0	53
1981	48	0	48
1982	52	0	52
1983	46	0	46
1984	54	0	54
1985	88	0	88
1986	88	0	88
1987	87	0	87
1988	105	0	105
1989	131	0	131
1990	132	0	132
1991	131	0	131
1992	180	9	171
1993	186	7	179
1994	196	11	185
1995	220	6	214
1996	250	41	209
1997	293	52	241
1998	440	75	365
1999	671	171	500
2000	841	249	592
2001	949	303	646
2002	1,289	614	675
2003	1,705	996	709
2004	1,939	1,241	698
2005	2,112	1,413	699
2006	2,830	2,187	643
2007	2,948	2,345	603
2008	2,835	2,237	598
2009	2,807	2,234	573
2010	2,796	2,263	533
2011	2,852	2,381	471
2012	2,935	2,459	476
2013	2,481	2,060	421
2014	2,377	1,971	406
2015	2,213	1,856	357
2016	2,201	1,819	382
2017	2,106	1,748	358

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Reese	U.S.
█	White	66.05%	64.26%
█	African American	28.24%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.44%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.58%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	2.07%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	2.62%	16.26%

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People with the last name Reese are most frequently White or African American

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How Popular is the name Reese? Reese is the 1,035^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Reese was the 445^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Reese have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 47,151 babies born with the first name Reese in the United States. That's more than enough people named Reese to occupy the territory of Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 44,493 (as of July 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Reese? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
When was Reese first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Reese is Monday, August 15th, 1870.
What year had the most people named Reese born? The highest recorded use of the first name Reese was in 2012 with a total of 2,459 babies. That's a lot of babies named Reese!
Random Reese Factoid: According to the 2007 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Reese ranks 63^rd in popularity as a baby girl's name in Kansas. Imagine that, 47 babies in Kansas have the same name as you in 2007.
Weird things about the name Reese: Your name in reverse order is Eseer. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Eeesr. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Reese? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 73,919 people with the last name Reese.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Reese? Reese was ranked as the 445^th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!