Rodberd Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Rodberd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the red beard'; v. Beard, Brownbeard, Blackboard. Middle English herd and berde.

Richard Redberd, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas Redberd, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1407: History of Norfolk.

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Rodberd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Rodberd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the red beard'; v. Beard, Brownbeard, Blackboard. Middle English herd and berde.

Richard Redberd, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas Redberd, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1407: History of Norfolk.

A contributor to Notes and Queries, Jan. 14, 1860, quotes an old Ipswich record, in which is mentioned an 'Alexander Redberd' dwelling there in the early part of the 16th century.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Rodberd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rodberd (Russian: Родберд) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodberd? popularity and diffusion

Rodberd is the 11,742,229th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Rodberd live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 144,123,056. In Russia Rodberd is mostly found in: Saint Petersburg, where 100 percent live. Besides Russia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rodber9296/
Rodbard86164/
Redberd8622/
Rodbert8617/
Rodbird860/
Redbeard809/
Redbeerd801/
Rodver771/
Roodbordh757/
Redbird71195/
Redbord7135/
Rodbart7123/
Rodbort7113/
Radbord7111/
Rudbert7110/
Radbert717/
Redbert712/
Radbard710/
Rodehever632/
Radver621/
Redbart5722/

Rodberd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rodberd in the Russian language
Родбердrodberd-

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