Red-haired or a clearing in the woods
Reade is a surname-derived name with two primary etymological paths. It either stems from the Old English 'read', describing someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion, or from 'ried', referring to a person who lived in a forest clearing.
Less common today
Reade isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,646 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Subject of a high-profile legal case and author
American media executive and newspaper owner
