Rhoades Surname

21,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rhoades Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a clearing; one who lived at the roadside.

Rhoades Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,4011:14,8541,865
England5261:105,92811,076
Australia2441:110,63812,326
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Zimbabwe1311:117,84915,993
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Wales151:206,30213,003
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4911:49,6446,071
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8911:17,3712,210

Rhoades (60) may also be a first name.

Rhoades Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a clearing; one who lived at the roadside.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rhoades Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rhoades Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rhoades is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rhoades click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rhoades? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,305th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 284,670 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Rhoades are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rhoades is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 60 people.

Rhoades is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 24,401 people, or 1 in 14,854. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Rhoades Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rhoades has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rhoades last name expanded 844 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 107 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rhoades Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rhoades last name are 22.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rhoades earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $41,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $51,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhoaades933/
Roades92723/
Rhoade9257/
Rohodes868/
Rohades863/
Rhoaded862/
Roahdes861/
Roadees861/
Rhoadez861/
Rhaodes861/
Rhoader861/
Rhoadde860/
Rhoadis860/
Hroades860/
Roade83280/
Rohadesh801/
Rohade7754/
Rouade7739/
Roadge7727/
Rhoady7725/
Roadie7722/
Roadez7719/
Rhoada778/
Roader778/
Rahode776/
Roahde772/
Roadey771/
Roadet771/
Rohode771/
Rohadie7118/
Rohaide7116/
Rouadei711/
Rohadis711/
Rohader710/
Rohoder710/
Roadeah710/
Roady67738/
Roada6760/
Roadi6734/
Raode6718/
Rohadais671/
Rhohaidi671/

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Rhoades Reference & Research

Rhodes DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Rhodes FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rhoades
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