Researching Scott Reed
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 21861 people with the Reed surname? In that year Reed was ranked number 156 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Scott means "a Scotsman" and is of English origin.
Records of Scott Reed on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Scott Reed in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Reed ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Scott Reed and the Reed Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Reed Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Reed family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 27473 people with the Reed surname in the UK? Reed is now ranked number 181 for popularity in the UK. |
Reed Family History Databases
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Reed Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 370666 people with the Reed surname in the USA? Reed is ranked number 49 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Reed Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Scott Reed. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Scott Reed
Scott Reed (comics)
Scott Reed (born 1970) is an American illustrator, comic book artist and author from Reedsville, Ohio. His earliest comic work as a writer and inker appeared in Silverwolf Comics (Greater Mercury Comics) Eradicators in 1990. In 1993, he worked on-staff as an inker for Malibu Comics until 1996, when he was hired by Dark Horse Comics to provide inks for Godzilla and G.I. Joe Extreme comic book mini-series. For the next several years, he produced creator-owned online comics under his self-publishing label Webs Best Comics. In 2007, he and artist Shane White collaborated on The Overman, an apocalyptic noir science fiction mini-series published by Image Comics. In 2010, Reed wrote two mini-series for Marvel Comics, Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk, and Incredible Hulks: Enigma Force, which re-introduced several Microverse characters into the Marvel Universe. Both series were penciled by Miguel Munera. In 2012, Reed wrote, illustrated and published Saga Of A Doomed Universe, a graphic novel distributed digitally with Comixology and included in Boing-Boing's 'Best Damn Comics of the Year' of 2012. From 2016-2018, Reed worked as a colorist on MidWalker, a comic book mini-series published by Fierce Comics. The first issue of Reed's latest comic book mini-series, Hark, was published in 2020 under his creator-owned label Beyond Forward Comics and distributed by Comixology and IndyPlanet.
Source: Scott Reed (comics), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Reed
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