Reeve is an English surname originally meaning officer or steward.[1] derived from the Old English ge refa. spelling variations, including Reeve, Reve, Reave, Reaves, Reeves and others. Some notable persons with the surname include:
- Ada Reeve (1874–1966), English actress
- Alan Reeve (born 1948), English murderer
- Arthur B. Reeve (1880–1936), American author
- Arthur Stretton Reeve (1907–1981), Bishop of Lichfield
- Arthur W.V. Reeve (1913 – c. 1994), Scouting New Zealand notable, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1979
- Birdie Reeve Kay (1907–1996), American champion typist
- C. D. C. Reeve (born 1948), American philosopher
- Charlie Reeve, American psychologist
- Cheryl Reeve, American basketball head coach
- Chris Reeve (born 1953), American knife maker
- Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), actor, director, producer and writer
- Clara Reeve (1729–1807), English novelist
- Dana Reeve (1961–2006), actress, singer and activist
- Dermot Reeve (born 1963), former English cricketer
- Donald Reeve (1923–1994), British civil engineer
- Edward Reeve (1822–1889), Australian art patron and playwright
- Ella Reeve Bloor (1862–1951), American labor organizer and activist
- Elle Reeve, American correspondent
- F.D. Reeve (1928–2013), American poet
- Fred Reeve, English footballer
- Geoffrey Reeve (1932–2010), British movie director and producer
- Henry Reeve (journalist) (1813–1895), English journalist
- Henry Reeve (soldier) (1850–1876), Brigadier General in Cuba's 'Ejército Libertador'
- Herbert Reeve (1868–1956), English clergyman and missionary
- Isaac Van Duzen Reeve (1813–1890), soldier in the United States Army
- James H. Reeve, UK broadcaster, journalist, raconteur and radio phone-in host
- Jill Reeve (born 1969), former American field hockey defender
- Joan Reeve (died 1929), alias of Grace Oakeshott, British activist for women's rights
- Joel Reeve (1901–1988), pseudonym of American author William Robert Cox
- John Reeve (religious leader) (1608–1658), English prophet and author
- John Reeve (businessman), British CEO of Willis Group Holdings
- John Reeve Lavell (1857–1925), lawyer and political figure in Ontario
- John N. Reeve, American microbiologist
- Ken Reeve, English footballer
- Lovell Augustus Reeve (1814–1865), malacologist
- Martin Reeve, British actor
- Philip Reeve (born 1966), British author and illustrator
- Robert Campbell Reeve (1902–1980), founder of Reeve Aleutian Airlines
- Simon Reeve (disambiguation)
- Sue Reeve (born 1951), English long jumper
- Tapping Reeve (1744–1823), American lawyer and law educator
- Ted Reeve (1902–1983), multi-sport Canadian athlete and sports journalist
- Thomas Reeve (1673–1737), British justice
- Trevor Reeve (1915–1993), British barrister and judge
- William Reeve (disambiguation)
- Wybert Reeve (1831–1906), English actor and stage manager with a significant career in Australia
See also
References
- ↑ Skeat, Walter W. (1993). The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology. ISBN 9781853263118.
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