Rees

Where Rees comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Rees.

Rees through the years
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #3,264 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1939
    Peak, #2,050
    12 babies named Rees, its best rank.
  3. 1943
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes

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