Roden Surname

33,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Roden Surname Definition:

(English) 1 belonging to Roden; or Dweller at 1 the Roe-Valley [Old English rá, a roe + denu, a valley] 2 the Reedy Valley [Old English hreód, a reed] ‘æt Hrodene’ occurs in an Anglo-Saxon will (‘ Cartularium Saxonicum’ No. 1317).

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Roden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,5931:42,1815,186
England2,6561:20,9782,959
Germany1,1801:68,2258,729
Australia9501:28,4173,859
Brazil4331:494,39818,652
Canada4301:85,6879,504
Wales2601:11,9021,323
Philippines2071:489,07458,013
Scotland1881:28,4782,994
Belgium1221:94,23514,539
Tanzania1031:513,99633,942
Ireland941:50,0953,633
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
South Africa711:763,06652,802
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
France371:1,795,209158,669
India331:23,244,406321,547
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Finland121:458,05828,977
Guam121:13,3432,098
Austria111:774,13064,097
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1411:31,4173,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2301:19,8172,827
Scotland1001:37,4322,932
Wales851:18,4521,079
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2431:40,4014,746

The alternate forms: Rodén (180), Röden (10), Róden (2) & Rödén (102) are calculated separately.

Roden (5,762) may also be a first name.

Roden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 belonging to Roden; or Dweller at 1 the Roe-Valley [Old English rá, a roe + denu, a valley] 2 the Reedy Valley [Old English hreód, a reed] ‘æt Hrodene’ occurs in an Anglo-Saxon will (‘ Cartularium Saxonicum’ No. 1317).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This surname is either Irish or German in origin. The meaning is 'meadow' or 'clearing'. The Roden spelling of the surname appears in many place names in Germany, but most family histories place their ancestors in England, Ireland, or Scotland. The first mention of Roden is found in records of Roddam Hall in Northumberland, England. There is also a Rodden River and place name in Shropshire, England. At some point, members of the family moved into Scotland and Ireland, and then eventually to the United States. Places in the US where early Roden or Roaden families can be found are Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana. Those who spell the name Roaden are all members of the same family, descended from Sarah Roaden and her common-law husband Littleton Pannell.

- psyche53

Roden Last Name Facts

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

Roden (Arabic: رودن, Georgian: როდენ, Hindi: रोडें, Marathi: रोड, Russian: Роден) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Rodén, Röden, Róden or Rödén. For other potential spellings of Roden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,134th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 454,704 people. The surname Roden occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Roden are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 87,935th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,762 people.

Roden is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 8,593 people, or 1 in 42,181. In The United States Roden is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 13 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Roden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roden last name grew 691 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 306 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Roden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Roden surname is chiefly Catholic (68%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Roden last name are 17.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roden earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 269.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 71,658 per year; in South Africa they earn 228.34% more than the national average, earning R 780,252 per year; in United States they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $40,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $53,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rodén93180/
Röden9310/
Róden932/
Rhoden9114,476/
Rodden914,523/
Rohden912,309/
Royden91427/
Rodeen91252/
Rooden91190/
Rodien91151/
Rouden9186/
Roeden9177/
Rodent9127/
Roiden9121/
Rosden9120/
Roduen9115/
Rodaen919/
Rodehn918/
Rodeng917/
Rotden910/
Ruoden910/
Rodn8916/
Rödén87102/
Roysden83359/
Rhodeen8318/
Rhodden836/
Rhodien834/
Rodienė833/
Rohhden832/
Rhooden831/
Rosdeen831/
Roodeen831/
Roosden831/
Rousden831/
Rodenne831/
Rozsden830/
Rodin8028,309/
Raden804,298/
Ruden802,153/
Rodyn801,743/
Reden801,339/
Rodne80228/
Rodem8094/
Rüden8078/
Rhodn803/
Rodín801/
Roedn800/
Rodenová777/
Rodengue773/
Rousdeen771/
Rooddeen771/
Rodenova771/
Roodehen771/
Rodina7336,427/
Redden7316,290/
Rodyna732,520/
Rudden731,831/
Rhodin73722/
Rohdin73649/
Radden73612/
Rudeen73607/
Rudeng73488/
Rusden73399/
Roding73315/
Rudent73293/
Rodion73276/
Roedin73264/
Radeng73237/
Roddin73237/
Radien73188/
Redien73169/
Hruden73164/
Rahden73128/
Rohdén73118/
Roodin7393/
Rhodén7390/
Roudin7387/
Rosdin7384/
Rodink7379/
Redeen7355/
Reeden7345/
Rohdem7343/
Roidin7332/
Rodgin7326/
Roodyn7323/
Radeen7321/
Raaden7319/
Reuden7316/
Roydin7315/
Roduin7315/
Rheden7314/
Rhodem7312/
Rauden7312/
Rudenå7312/
Rojdin739/
Roudén738/
Rudenk735/
Radaen735/
Rodyon735/
Rasden734/
Rhaden734/
Rudien734/
Raeden734/
Rosdnd733/
Roddem732/
Radent732/
Redenå732/
Rodint732/
Redoen731/
Rhoedn731/
Rhuden731/
Roydén731/
Rudeun730/
Rodeem730/
Rudienė671,643/
Rodnova671,307/
Radenne67353/
Rooding67214/
Rohudin67149/
Roodink67118/
Rodding67105/
Reddien6776/
Rushden6759/
Rudn6727/
Rooddin6720/
Ródn678/
Rosddin678/
Roiddin676/
Roshdin675/
Ruddeen674/
Rossdin674/
Radn673/
Rousdin673/
Rodngue672/
Raddeen672/
Radienė672/
Rūdienė672/
Roudina672/
Hredeen672/
Rasdeen672/
Rouding671/
Roysdem671/
Reedden671/
Rojddin671/
Roddina671/
Rheeden671/
Rhodyna671/
Rodnowa671/
Roohdin671/
Rzadeen671/
Rousdem671/
Rouddin671/
Redn671/
Raadeen671/
Rohdina671/
Ruddien671/
Rusdeen671/
Rodinng671/
Roeddin671/
Ruthden670/
Rausden670/
Rhoding670/
Reddoen670/
Reddeen670/
Rathden670/

Roden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roden in the Georgian language
როდენroden-
Roden in the Hindi language
रोडेंrodem-
Roden in the Marathi language
रोडroda-
Roden in the Russian language
Роденroden-
Roden in the Arabic language
رودنrwdn-

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