Rhodes Surname
Approximately 156,782 people bear this surname
Rhodes Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rhodes.' Many of the Manchester Rhodes hail from Rhodes, two estates, one between Prestwich and Ringley, and the other near Middleton. Probably both local terms are equivalent to royds and imply an early ridding.
Read More About This SurnameRhodes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115,918 | 1:3,127 | 314 |
| England | 23,366 | 1:2,385 | 304 |
| Australia | 6,081 | 1:4,439 | 641 |
| Canada | 2,747 | 1:13,413 | 1,978 |
| South Africa | 2,210 | 1:24,515 | 3,121 |
| New Zealand | 1,672 | 1:2,708 | 390 |
| France | 777 | 1:85,486 | 12,168 |
| Scotland | 568 | 1:9,426 | 1,335 |
| Wales | 430 | 1:7,197 | 804 |
| Brazil | 373 | 1:573,926 | 21,415 |
| Spain | 211 | 1:221,574 | 14,766 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Jamaica | 173 | 1:16,589 | 1,543 |
| Thailand | 160 | 1:441,490 | 77,308 |
| Tanzania | 152 | 1:348,300 | 25,719 |
| Nigeria | 136 | 1:1,302,520 | 51,596 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Germany | 103 | 1:781,606 | 57,825 |
| Zimbabwe | 100 | 1:154,382 | 19,513 |
| Israel | 97 | 1:88,223 | 10,433 |
| Northern Ireland | 84 | 1:21,965 | 2,577 |
| Liberia | 84 | 1:52,483 | 4,660 |
| Ireland | 74 | 1:63,634 | 4,162 |
| Namibia | 57 | 1:42,270 | 5,570 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Greece | 43 | 1:257,670 | 38,951 |
| Isle of Man | 42 | 1:2,043 | 391 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| Mexico | 34 | 1:3,650,771 | 25,133 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 32 | 1:3,099 | 465 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Japan | 20 | 1:6,392,215 | 41,807 |
| Hong Kong | 18 | 1:407,527 | 3,230 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 1:113,665 | 7,200 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Bahamas | 6 | 1:65,292 | 848 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Togo | 5 | 1:1,449,554 | 8,113 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1:12,503,398 | 14,123 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Malawi | 2 | 1:8,559,554 | 34,093 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 1:1,412,644 | 16,950 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 48 | 1:92,289 | 6,115 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13,838 | 1:1,761 | 227 |
| Scotland | 82 | 1:45,649 | 3,275 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,985 | 1:2,513 | 270 |
Rhodes (2,656) may also be a first name.
Rhodes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rhodes.' Many of the Manchester Rhodes hail from Rhodes, two estates, one between Prestwich and Ringley, and the other near Middleton. Probably both local terms are equivalent to royds and imply an early ridding. (2) Local, 'at the roads,' i.e. cross-roads. Here the 'h' is intrusive. This was a common Yorkshire entry, and explains the large number of Rhodes in the West Riding Directory For instances, v. Roades.
For Rodes, q. v.
“Clearing” in Old English. Compare “Erode”.
(English) Dweller at a clearing; one who lived at the roadside.
Not from the Island, as stated in English Surn.; but a corruption of Roadhouse or Rodehouse, as appears from the Par. Reg. of Eckington, co. Derby. Inf. Rev. J. Eastwood.
Local. From the island of Rhodes, in the Mediterranean Sea. Rhodes, a town in Guieune, France.
Gerard, Richard de Bodes, Engl. 1202 (Rotulus Cancellarii). Gerard de Bodes held Clifton and Langar, Notts, of the Honour of Peverel (Testa, 6). This name and family were derived from Rhodez, Aquitaine, and its ancient Counts, who were dispossessed by the Counts of Toulouse 1147.
A location name in Lancashire.
More than one mayor of Boston in the 17th century bore the name of Rhodes (T.).
Rhodes is a name principally represented in the West Riding, but it is also established in Lancashire, Notts, and Derbyshire, and it occurs as Rhoades in Lincolnshire. Roads is a numerous Bucks name. There are hamlets and villages called Rhodes in Lancashire and the West Riding. A family named Rodes or De Rodes flourished for 500 or 600 years in Lincolnshire, Notts, Yorkshire, and Derbyshire: they were descended from Gerard de Rodes, a distinguished baron of the 12th century. The Derbyshire branch was a knightly family of Barlborough in the 17th and 18th centuries, rewarded with a baronetcy in 1641 (Pilkington's "Derbyshire").
Rhodes Demographics
Average Rhodes Salary in
United States
$40,571 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rhodes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rhodes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rhodes (Arabic: رودس) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rhodes? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rhodes is the 3,581st most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,482 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Rhodes are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 142,395th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 2,656 people.
Rhodes is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 115,918 people, or 1 in 3,127. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 122 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Rhodes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rhodes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 693 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,955 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 154 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rhodes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Rhodes last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States Rhodes are 14.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.21% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rhodes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning 368,949 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning R 257,412 per year; in United States they earn 5.97% less than the national average, earning $40,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $52,285 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rhodes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rhodes in the Arabic language | ||
| رودس | rwds | - |
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Rhodes Reference & Research
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