Roades Surname
Approximately 723 people bear this surname
Roades Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the roads,' i.e. the crossroads, the point where the roads meet. Also simply, 'at the road,' one who lived by the road-side. It was natural for people to live at the conjunction of roads, hence the plural form, (a) Local, 'at the rode' or rodes; v.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 666 | 1:544,233 | 45,071 |
| Venezuela | 46 | 1:656,610 | 11,395 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 55 | 1:443,189 | 25,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 292 | 1:171,982 | 15,490 |
Roades Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the roads,' i.e. the crossroads, the point where the roads meet. Also simply, 'at the road,' one who lived by the road-side. It was natural for people to live at the conjunction of roads, hence the plural form, (a) Local, 'at the rode' or rodes; v. Royd.
Simon de la Rode, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William del Rode. Norfolk, ibid.
William atte Rode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Robert atte Rode, Somerset, ibid.
Edmundus del Rodes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Agnes del Rodes, 1379: ibid.
Aficia del Rodes, 1379: ibid.
Henry del Rodes, 1379: ibid.
There are eighty-four Rhodes in the West Riding Court Directory alone, manifestly the descendants of such persons as are named above; v. Rhodes (a).
1621. Margery Rodes, of Ribchester, widdow: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1706. Edward Roads, or Rhodes, of Thoroley: ibid.
Pl. and genit., of Road(e, q.v.
Roads is common in Bucks. The Rhodes of Yorkshire (in the Yorks Poll- Tax, a.d. 1379, commonly ‘del Rodes’) and the neighbouring counties (Lancs: Richard de Rodes.—‘ Inq. de an. et die,’ a.d. 1269), and the Rhoad(e)s of Lincolnshire, may be set down as Scandinavian.
Roades Demographics
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Roades Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roades Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roades is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Roades.
How Common Is The Last Name Roades? popularity and diffusion
It is the 465,687th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,079,593 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Roades reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 666 people, or 1 in 544,233. In The United States Roades is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 29 percent live, Texas, where 14 percent live and Missouri, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 6 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Roades Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Roades has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roades last name grew 228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roades Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Roades surname are 17.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.79% registered to vote for the political party.
Roades earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.3% less than the national average, earning $38,703 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoades | 92 | 25,600 | / |
| Rohades | 92 | 3 | / |
| Roahdes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Roadees | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hroades | 92 | 0 | / |
| Roade | 91 | 280 | / |
| Rhoaades | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rohadesh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rhoade | 83 | 57 | / |
| Rohade | 83 | 54 | / |
| Rouade | 83 | 39 | / |
| Roadge | 83 | 27 | / |
| Roadie | 83 | 22 | / |
| Roadez | 83 | 19 | / |
| Roader | 83 | 8 | / |
| Roahde | 83 | 2 | / |
| Roadey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Roadet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rohadie | 77 | 18 | / |
| Rohaide | 77 | 16 | / |
| Rohodes | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rhoaded | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rhoader | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rhaodes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rhoadez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rohadis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rouadei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roadeah | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rhoadis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rhoadde | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rohader | 77 | 0 | / |
| Roady | 73 | 738 | / |
| Roada | 73 | 60 | / |
| Roadi | 73 | 34 | / |
| Raode | 73 | 18 | / |
| Rohadais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rohadi | 67 | 8,684 | / |
| Rouadi | 67 | 1,422 | / |
| Rouada | 67 | 534 | / |
| Roaida | 67 | 70 | / |
| Rhoady | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rohady | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rouady | 67 | 20 | / |
| Raodeh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Roadhi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Roodeh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rhoada | 67 | 8 | / |
| Raoude | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rahode | 67 | 6 | / |
| Roaudi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raodge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roadda | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roajda | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roaday | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rohode | 67 | 1 | / |
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