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Reckitts Family History

Reckitts Surname Meaning

variant of Reckitt with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Reckitts families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Reckitts family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1891. The most Reckitts families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 4 Reckitts families living in Yorkshire. This was about 50% of all the recorded Reckitts's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Reckitts families in 1891.
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