Reece (name)

For other uses, see Reece (disambiguation).

Reece

Gender	Primarily male
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	English, Welsh
Word/name	Anglicisation of Rhys
Meaning	"ardent" or "fiery"
Region of origin	Wales
Other names
Variant form(s)	Reese Rhys

Reece is a given name and surname that derives from the Welsh name Rhys. ^{[1] [2]} Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Alan Reece (1927–2012), English engineer and entrepreneur
• Alex Reece, British musician
• Alicia Reece (born 1971), American politician
• Andy Reece (born 1962), English footballer
• Angel Katherine Reece, better known as Hailey Hatred (born 1983), American professional wrestler
• B. Carroll Reece (1889–1961), American politician
• Barbara Massey Reece (born 1942), American politician
• Beasley Reece (born 1954), American football player
• Bessie Reece
• Bob Reece (born 1951), American baseball player
• Brian Reece (1913–1962), English actor
• Byron Herbert Reece (1917–1958), American author
• Caley Reece (born 1979), Australian kickboxer
• Carlton Reece (1915–1963), Guyanese cricketer
• Carmen Reece, British singer, songwriter, musician and producer
• Charlie Reece (born 1989), English footballer
• Christopher Reece (born 1959), American musician
• Cleo Reece, activist and filmmaker
• Courtenay Reece (1899–1984), Barbadian first-class cricketer and cricket umpire
• Damon Reece (born 1967), English drummer
• Danny Reece (born 1955), American football player
• Dave Reece (born 1948), American ice hockeyplayer
• David Reece, American singer
• Dizzy Reece (born 1931), Jamaican-born hard bop jazz trumpeter
• Don Reece (1919–1992), American football player
• Donald James Reece (born 1934), Emeritus Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica
• Eric Reece (1909–1999), Premier of Tasmania
• Erik Reece, American writer
• Eryn Reece, American bartender
• Florence Reece (1900–1986), American social activist, poet, and folksong writer
• Gabrielle Reece (born 1970), American volleyball player and fashion model
• Geoff Reece (born 1952), American football player
• Gerald Reece (1897–1985), British writer and colonial administrator
• Gil Reece (1942–2003), Welsh international footballer
• Gordon Reece (1929–2001), British journalist and television producer
• Jack Reece (1927–1966), New Zealand cricketer
• James Reece (disambiguation)
• Jane Reece (born 1944), American geneticist
• Jason Reece (born 1971), American drummer and vocalist
• Jimmy Reece (1929–1958), American racecar driver
• John Reece (born 1957), British businessman
• Kensley Reece (born 1945), former Barbadian cyclist
• Lewis Reece (born 1991), Welsh rugby league footballer
• Louise Goff Reece (1898–1970), American politician
• Luis Reece (born 1990), English cricketer
• Marcel Reece (born 1985), American football player
• Marilyn Jorgenson Reece (1926–2004), American civil engineer
• Maynard Reece (1920–2020), American artist
• Nicholas Reece (born 1974), Australian politician and policy activist
• Paul Reece (born 1968), English footballer
• Richard Reece (born 1939), numismatist and academic
• Richard Reece (physician) (1775–1831), British physician
• Sevu Reece (born 1997), Fiji-born, New Zealand rugby union player
• Shakera Reece (born 1988), Barbadian sprinter
• Skeena Reece (born 1974), Canadian First Nations artist
• Skeeter Reece (born 1950 or 1951), American clown
• Spencer Reece, poet and presbyter
• Stephanie Reece (born 1970), American tennis player
• Travis Reece (born 1975), American football player
• William Reece (1856–1930), mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand
• William Lewis Reece (born 1959), American serial killer

Given name

• Reece Beckles-Richards (born 1995), Antigua and Barbudan international footballer
• Reece Beekman (born 2001), American college basketball player
• Reece Bellotti (born 1990), English boxer
• Reece Blayney (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
• Reece Boughton (born 1995), English rugby union player
• Reece Brown (footballer, born 1991), English footballer
• Reece Brown (footballer, born 1996), English footballer
• Reece Burke (born 1996), English footballer
• Reece Caira (born 1993), Australian footballer
• Reece Caudle (1888–1955), American politician
• Reece Cole (born 1998), English footballer
• Reece Conca (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
• Reece Connolly (born 1992), English footballer
• Reece Crowther (born 1988), Australian footballer
• Reece Deakin (born 1996), Welsh footballer
• Reece Dinsdale (born 1959), English actor and director
• Reece Donaldson (born 1994), Scottish footballer
• Reece Douglas (born 1994), English actor
• Reece Farnhill (born 1997), English boxer
• Reece Fielding (born 1998), English footballer
• Reece Flanagan (born 1994), English footballer
• Reece Gaines (born 1981), American basketball player and coach
• Reece Gaskell (born 2001), English footballer
• Reece Gray (born 1992), English footballer
• Reece Grego-Cox (born 1996), English footballer
• Reece Hales (born 1995), English footballer
• Reece Hall-Johnson (born 1995), English footballer
• Reece Hands (born 1993), English footballer
• Reece Hewat (born 1995), South African-born Australian rugby union player
• Reece Hodge (born 1994), Australian rugby union player
• Reece Hoffman (born 2001), Australian rugby league footballer
• Reece Humphrey (born 1986), American freestyle wrestler
• Reece Hussain (born 1995), English cricketer
• Reece Hutchinson (born 2000), English footballer
• Reece James (disambiguation)
  • Reece James (footballer, born 1993), English footballer
  • Reece James (born 1999), English footballer
• Reece Jones (disambiguation), several people
  • Reece Jones (artist) (born 1976), British artist
  • Reece Jones (footballer) (born 1992), Welsh international footballer
  • Reece Jones (geographer) (born 1976), American political geographer
• Reece Kelly, Irish cricketer
• Reece Kershaw, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police
• Reece Lyne (born 1992), English rugby league footballer
• Reece Lyon (born 2000), Scottish footballer
• Reece MacMillan (born 1996), English boxer
• Reece Marshall (born 1994), rugby union player
• Reece Mastin, Australian singer; see Reece Mastin
• Reece McAlear (born 2002), Scottish footballer
• Reece McFadden (born 1995), Scottish boxer
• Reece McGinley (born 2000), Northern Irish footballer
• Reece Mitchell (born 1995), English footballer
• Reece Morrison (born 1945), American football player
• Reece Mould (born 1994), English boxer
• Reece Noi (born 1988), British actor and writer
• Reece Oxford (born 1998), English footballer
• Reece Papuni (born 1987), light heavyweight boxer
• Reece Prescod (born 1996), British sprinter
• Reece Ritchie (born 1986), English actor
• Reece Robinson (born 1987), Lebanon international rugby league footballer
• Reece Robson (born 1998), Australian rugby league footballer
• Reece Scarlett (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
• Reece Shearsmith (born 1969), British comedian
• Reece Shipley (1921–1998), American country musician
• Reece Simmonds (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer
• Reece Styche (born 1989), English footballer
• Reece Joseph Staunton (born 2001), footballer
• Reece Thompson (born 1988), Canadian actor
• Reece Thompson (footballer) (born 1993), English footballer
• Reece Tollenaere (born 1977), Australian footballer
• Reece Topley (born 1994), English international cricketer)
• Reece Ushijima (born 2003), Japanese-American racing driver
• Reece Wabara (born 1991), English businessman and footballer
• Reece Waldock, Australian public servant
• Reece Webb-Foster (born 1998), English footballer
• Reece Whitby (born 1964), Australian politician
• Reece Whitley (born 2000), American competitive swimmer
• Reece Willcox (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
• Reece Williams (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer and referee
• Reece Williams (cricketer) (born 1988), South African cricketer
• Reece Willison (born 1999), Scottish footballer
• Reece Wilson (born 1996), Scottish downhill mountain biker
• Reece Young (born 1979), New Zealand Test cricketer

Other names

• Uncle Reece, stage name of Maurice Hicks Jr. (born 1984), American musician

See also

• Rees (surname)
• Reese (given name)

References

1. Lower, Mark Antony (1860). Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith.
2. Smith, Elsdon Coles (1986). American Surnames. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 92. ISBN   978-0-8063-1150-0.