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

The last name Rhoades occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rhoades? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,305th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 284,670 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Rhoades live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 60 people.

Rhoades is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 24,401 people, or 1 in 14,854. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Rhoades Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rhoades has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rhoades surname grew 844 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rhoades Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rhoades are 22.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.36% being registered with 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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