Rodd Surname

121,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Rodd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the rod,' probably at the rod of land, so called from its size, measuring a rod; compare Hyde. (2) Lower says, 'Rodd, a place near Leominster, Hereford shire, formerly the residence of the family.

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Rodd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4471:250,49023,823
England7761:71,8028,219
Australia6491:41,5965,334
Canada4501:81,8799,127
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
Wales861:35,9833,576
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
India221:34,866,608408,224
France181:3,690,151224,666
Grenada161:6,783683
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4351:56,0356,652
Wales341:46,1302,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

Rodd (1,950) may also be a first name.

Rodd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the rod,' probably at the rod of land, so called from its size, measuring a rod; compare Hyde. (2) Lower says, 'Rodd, a place near Leominster, Hereford shire, formerly the residence of the family.' (3) The most probable derivation is Rudd or Rood, which see.

Nicholas de la Rodde, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes Rodde, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1685. William Wardour and Anna Sophia Rodd: Marriage Lic. (London).

1801. Married — John Rodd and Elizabeth Shaw: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 Dweller at a Rod of land [Middle English rodd(e, Old English rod(d] 2 a diminutive of Roderick, q.v., and Rodolph, q.v.

3 a form of Rudd, q.v., also a weak variant of Road(e, q.v.

Nicholas de la Rodde.—Hundred Rolls Rodd is the name of a Herefordshire township.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in the clearing or place where the trees have been removed; descendant of Rod, a pet form of Roderick (famous, ruler).

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

and RODE. A termination, the same as Boyd, which see. It is apparently an ancient participle of the verb to rid.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A place near Leominster, co. Hereford, formerly the residence of the family. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rodd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rodd (Russian: Родд) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rodd is the 121,391st most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,931,499 people. The surname Rodd is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Rodd are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 171,647th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,950 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,447 people, or 1 in 250,490. In The United States Rodd is primarily found in: New York, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Rodd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rodd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rodd last name expanded 689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rodd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rodd surname are 1.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rodd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 128.98% more than the national average, earning R 544,152 per year; in United States they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning $47,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $51,677 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhodd89506/
Rodds896/
Roydd891/
Rod868,971/
Rhodds803/
Rooddh801/
Roddts801/
Rudd7535,153/
Rood7513,775/
Roed752,231/
Rodz75897/
Roud75884/
Radd75452/
Roid75227/
Rodh75208/
Hrod75192/
Rodt75143/
Rhod75103/
Rohd7584/
Royd7580/
Rosd7562/
Rods7551/
Ruod7543/
Rgod7533/
Rodø7516/
Rotd752/
Rodė751/
Rodp751/
Rzod751/
Ro67250,282/
Roodt677,095/
Rochd672,774/
Rodth672,278/
Royds671,003/
Rodts67543/
Roshd67201/
Roods67156/
Roidt67150/
Hrodz67111/
Rhudd6785/
Roodh6783/
Rhods6772/
Rohdt6748/
Rhood6733/
Ruddh6712/
Rouds6711/
Rodcz6711/
Rhoud679/
Hroud677/
Roudh676/
Rodås675/
Roudz673/
Rossd673/
Rohds673/
Hrods673/
Raadd673/
Rousd673/
Rhadd671/
Ruodh671/
Rodtz671/
Roisd671/
Rodte671/
Rodch671/
Rhoyd671/
Rhrod671/
Hrrod670/

Rodd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rodd in the Russian language
Роддrodd-

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