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Scotland
England

Early Origins of the Reddish family

The surname Reddish was first found in Durham, where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated on the lands of Redheugh in that shire. Although the spelling of this name was originally Redheugh, the latter part of the name has been pronounced many ways. King David of Scotland granted them lands in Redheugh in Lanarkshire. Andrew Reddoch held lands in Stirlingshire and was succeeded by James, and then Patrick, but by 1490 they had established themselves as a significant Border Clan holding territories in Dumfries and Kirkcudbright, neighbors of the Glendennings, MacLellans, and the MacCullochs. 1

In England, it may have been a nickname as in "the ruddock," (robin redbreast) and interestingly Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400), the Father of English literature notes in his poem "Assembly of Fowls," 'The tame ruddocke, and the coward kite.' 2

Early History of the Reddish family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Reddish research. Another 193 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1591, 1597, 1604, 1621, 1628, 1689, 1690, 1742, 1744, 1787, 1799, 1803 and 1807 are included under the topic Early Reddish History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Reddish Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Reddoch, Reddock, Redick, Reddish, Raddish and others.

Early Notables of the Reddish family

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Reddish Ranking

In the United States, the name Reddish is the 12,535^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Reddish migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Reddish Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Reddish who settled in Virginia in 1623
John Reddish, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1624 4

Reddish migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Reddish Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Reddish, English convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl Grey" on 27th July 1838, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
Mr. Reuben Reddish who was convicted in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England for life, transported aboard the "David Malcolm" on 13th May 1845, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) and Norfolk Island 6

Reddish migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 7

Reddish Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

William Reddish, who settled in St. Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635
William Reddish, aged 20, who arrived in St Christopher in 1635 4
Mr. William Reddish, (b. 1615), aged 20, British settler traveling aboard the ship "William and John" arriving in St Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635 8

Contemporary Notables of the name Reddish (post 1700) +

Jack Nichols Reddish (1926-1992), American alpine skier who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics
David Reddish (b. 1980), American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing the 2012 novel Sex, Drugs & Superheroes
Max C. Reddish, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Toledo, Ohio, 1977 9
Vincent Cartledge Reddish (1926-2015), British astronomer, known for his contributions to British optical astronomy in Edinburgh
Samuel Reddish (1735-1785), English actor, the son of a tradesman at Frome
Mark Reddish (b. 1985), English rugby union footballer
Brigadier John Reddish (b. 1902), Australian Commander Royal Artillery 6th Australian Infantry Division from 1943 to 1945 10

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-grey
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st June 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/david-malcolm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's (Retrieved October 4th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, August 30) John Reddish. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Reddish/John/Australia.html