Rees (/riːs/REESS)[1] is a very common
Welsh name that traces back to the ancient
Celts known as the
Britons.[citation needed] The surname was first recorded in
Carmarthenshire, and is derived from the personal name
Rhys. Rhys is very common in Wales, and some parts of England. Rees is also a
German surname.
Notable individuals named Rees include the following:
Abraham Rees (1743–1825), compiler of Rees's Cyclopaedia and a botanist
^Wells, John (5 January 2010).
"Rees, Rhys". John Wells's phonetic blog. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameRees. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
Rees (/riːs/REESS)[1] is a very common
Welsh name that traces back to the ancient
Celts known as the
Britons.[citation needed] The surname was first recorded in
Carmarthenshire, and is derived from the personal name
Rhys. Rhys is very common in Wales, and some parts of England. Rees is also a
German surname.
Notable individuals named Rees include the following:
Abraham Rees (1743–1825), compiler of Rees's Cyclopaedia and a botanist
^Wells, John (5 January 2010).
"Rees, Rhys". John Wells's phonetic blog. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameRees. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.