Where does “Reeves” come from?

Reeves (English) comes from English reeve, from Middle English reve, from Old English rēfa, from Old English ġerēfa, from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō — count; earl; reeve, bailiff.

Reeves (English): A place name

Definitions

A place name

Ancestry of “Reeves”, step by step

Reeves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English reeve

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	reeve	Any of several local officials, with varying...
2	Middle English	reve	A reeve or bailiff a local official; an administrator
3	Old English	rēfa	prefect
4	Old English	ġerēfa	reeve, official; steward, reeve
5	Proto-West Germanic	garāfijō	count; earl; reeve, bailiff

via Old Irish rímid

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Irish	rímid	count, reckon, estimate
2	Old Irish	rím	verbal noun of rímid; act of counting,...
3	Proto-Celtic	rīmā	number
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂rey-	to count, count out; to arrange
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂er-	to fit, to fix, to put together

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