Reid

For other uses, see Reid (disambiguation).

Reid

Origin
Region of origin	Scotland

Reid is a surname of Scottish origin. ^[1] It means "red". ^[2]

People with the surname

• Alec Cunningham-Reid (1895–1977), British politician
• Alan Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alex Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alexander Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alexandra Reid (born 1992), American singer
• Amanda Reid (born 1996), Australian Paralympic athlete
• Amanda Reid (taxonomist), Australian biologist
• Amy Sanderson née Reid (1876–1931), Scottish suffragette
• Andrew Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Andy Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Andy Reid (born 1958), American professional football coach
• Angella Reid, White House Chief Usher
• Anne Cooke Reid (1907–1997), African American stage director and academic
• Anthony Reid (born 1957), British racing driver
• Anthony Reid (academic) (1939–2025), New Zealand-born Australian historian of Southeast Asia
• Antonio Reid (born 1956), American record executive
• Arizona Reid (born 1986), American international basketball player
• Beverly W. Reid (1917–1942), United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient
• Bevis Reid (1919–1997), British athlete
• Billy Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Brandon Reid (born 1981), ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks
• Bruce Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bruce Reid (born 1963), Australian cricketer
• Buddy Reid (born 1940), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Cameron Reid (born 2007), Canadian ice hockey player
• Carl Reid (born 1950), Canadian Roman Catholic priest
• Carolyn Reid (born 1972), English field hockey goalkeeper
• Carolynn Reid-Wallace (born 1942), American academic administrator
• Catherine Reid, New Zealand paleontologist
• Charles Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charlie Reid (disambiguation) multiple people
• Charlie and Craig Reid, members of The Proclaimers
• Chris Reid (born 1971), Scottish footballer
• Christopher Reid (born 1949), British poet, essayist and writer
• Christopher Reid (entertainer) (born 1964), aka "Kid" Reid, American actor and rapper
• Christopher Reid (swimmer) (born 1996), South African competitor 2016 Olympics
• Clarence Reid (1939–2016), American musician, songwriter, and record producer, also known as Blowfly
• Cliff Reid (1891–1959), American film producer
• Constance Reid (1918–2010), mathematical author
• Cornelius L. Reid (1911–2008), American voice teacher and writer on singing
• Dallas Reid (born 1993), American voice actor
• Daniel G. Reid (1858 – 1925), American industrialist, financier, and philanthropist
• Damion Reid (born 1979), American drummer
• Daphne Reid (born 1948), American actress
• Darren Reid (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
• David Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Derek Reid (1927–2006), British mycologist
• Desmond Reid (born 2004), American football player
• Don Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Douglas Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Duke Reid (1915–1975), Jamaican record producer
• Duncan Reid (born 1989), Hong Kong basketball player
• Ebenezer Emmet Reid (1872–1973), American chemist
• Edward Waymouth Reid (1862–1948), British physiologist
• Eliza Reid (born 1976), Canadian-born writer and editor; First Lady of Iceland
• Elliott Reid (1920–2013), American actor
• Ellis Vair Reid (1889–1917), Canadian World War I pilot
• Escott Reid (1905–1999), Canadian public servant and diplomat
• Elizabeth Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Fiona Reid (born 1951), Canadian actress
• Forrest Reid (1875–1947), British novelist
• Frances Reid (1914–2010), American daytime television actress
• Francis Reid (1900–1970), British army officer
• Frank Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Geordie Reid (1882–1960), Scottish footballer
• George Reid (disambiguation)
  • George Reid (1845–1918), fourth Prime Minister of Australia
• Gordon Reid (disambiguation) multiple people,
• Guy Reid (1897–1917), British World War I flying ace
• Guy Jocelyn Reid (born 1963), British sculptor
• Harry Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Harry Reid (1939–2021), American politician
• Hayden Reid (born 1978), New Zealand pastor and former rugby union player
• Helen Rogers Reid (1882–1970), American publisher
• Henry Reid, UCLA employee involved in human tissue scandal
• Hugo Reid (1809–1852), Scottish-born early California settler
• Iain Reid (born c. 1980), Canadian writer
• James Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jamie Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jamie Reid (1947–2023), British artist and anarchist
• Janice Reid (born 1947), Australian academic and medical anthropologist
• Jayden Reid (born 2001), English professional footballer
• Jayden Reid (soccer) (born 2001), American soccer player
• Jen Reid, subject of Mark Quinn's sculpture A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020
• Jim Reid (born 1961), musician, lead singer of The Jesus and Mary Chain
• Joani Reid, Scottish politician
• Joanne Reid (born 1992), American biathlete
• John Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
  • John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, British politician
• Joseph L. Reid (1923–2015), American oceanographer
• Joy Reid (born 1968), American television journalist
• Justin Reid (born 1997), American football player
• Karene Reid (born 2000), American football player
• Kerry Reid (born 1947), Australian tennis player
• Laurie Reid (born 1964), American artist
• Lawrence A. Reid, American linguist
• Len Reid (1916–2003), Australian fighter pilot and politician
• Linda Reid (born 1959), Canadian politician
• Lucien Reid (born 1993), British boxer
• Lydia Reid, American politician
• Lydia Reid (activist) (c. 1949–2023), activist for families with children who died as infants
• Mabel Reid (died 1969), American Samoan politician
• Malcolm Reid (1857–1933), timber merchant and furniture retailer in South Australia
• Marcella Althaus-Reid (1952–2009), Argentine educator
• Margaret Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Marion Kirkland Reid (1815–1902), Scottish feminist writer
• Marion Reid (1929–2023), Canadian provincial politician
• Marion Reid (scientist), British immunohaematologist
• Matthew Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Meta Mayne Reid (1905–1991), British children's writer
• Michael Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Miles Reid (born 1948), mathematician
• Nancy Reid (born 1952), Canadian Theoretical Statististician
• Naz Reid (born 1999), American basketball player
• Neil Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Nicholas Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ogden Mills Reid (1882–1947), American publisher
• Ogden Rogers Reid (1925–2019), American diplomat and politician
• Patrick Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Peter Reid (born 1956), English football manager
• Pierre Reid (1948–2021), Canadian politician
• Poppy Reid, editor-in-chief of The Music Network
• Rebecca Reid, British actress
• Reuben Reid (born 1988), British football (soccer) player
• Richard Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Richard Reid (born 1973), British jihadist best known as the "shoe bomber"
• Riley Reid (born 1991), American pornographic actress
• Robert Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Robert Gillespie Reid (1842–1908), Scottish railway contractor
  • Robert James Reid (born 1993), Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, model, record producer and record label executive
  • Robert Reid (painter) (1862–1929), American impressionist painter
  • Robert Threshie Reid, 1st Earl of Loreburn, British Liberal politician
• Ross Reid, multiple people
• Rufus Reid (born 1944), American jazz bassist and educator
• Russell Reid, British psychiatrist
• Sally Reid, Scottish actress
• Samantha Reid (1984–1999), American high school student and manslaughter victim
• Samuel Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Scott Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sean Reid-Foley (born 1995), American baseball player
• Sophia Reid-Gantzert (born 2010), Canadian actress and dancer
• Squire Reid (1887–1949), Australian politician
• Stephanie Reid (born 1996), Australian basketball player
• Stefen Reid (born 1972), Canadian football player
• Steven Reid (born 1981), Irish football (soccer) player
• Storm Reid (born 2003), US-American actor
• Sue Reid (born 1970), Canadian field hockey player
• Susan Reid, birth name of Hilda Koronel (born 1957), Filipino actress
• Susanna Reid (born 1970), English journalist and television presenter
• Tara Reid (born 1975), American actress
• Tasha Reid (born 1981), Korean rapper
• Terry Reid (1949–2025), English rock vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist
• Terry Reid (rugby union) (1934–2017), Australian rugby union international
• Thomas Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
  • T. R. Reid, American journalist and author
  • Thomas Reid (1710–1796), Scottish common-sense philosopher
  • Thomas Mayne Reid (1818–1883), Irish-American novelist
• Tim Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tim Reid (born 1944), American actor and film director
  • Tim Reid (politician) (born 1936) Canadian politician
• Trevor Reid (1908–1965), English actor
• Trevor Reid (gridiron football) (born 2000), American football player
• Vernon Reid (born 1958), guitarist of the band Living Colour
• Victor Stafford Reid (1913–1987), Jamaican writer
• Virginia Reid (1916–1955), first stage name of actress better known as Lynne Carver
• Wallace Reid (1891–1923), silent film actor
• William Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Whitelaw Reid (1837–1912), American diplomat, politician, and journalist
• Whitelaw Reid (journalist) (1913–2009), American journalist and publisher
• Wilfrid Thomas Reid (1887–1968), English aircraft designer and Canadian aviation pioneer

Fictional characters

• Ashleigh Reid, a playable character known as Ash in Apex Legends
• Britt Reid, secret identity of the Green Hornet
• Elliot Reid, a character on the TV show Scrubs
• Emma Reid, a character on the British soap opera Doctors
• F. X. Reid, pseudonym used by a British computer science writer
• Fergus Reid, a character in multiple titles in the Wolfenstein video game series
• John Reid, better known as the Lone Ranger
• Jonathan Reid, a character in the Vampyr video game
• Spencer Reid, a character on the TV show Criminal Minds
  • Diana Reid, his mother
  • William Reid, his father

See also

• Reed (name)
• Reid (disambiguation)
• Reidy
• Riedy

References

1. "Reid coat of arms, family crest and Reid family history". Irishsurnames.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
2. Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p.  88. OCLC   1060940902 – via Internet Archive.