Rodman Surname

55,347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rodman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. Probably the radmannus of Domesday: one who held by some tenure similar to that of the radeniht; v. Roadnight.

William Rodman, Northamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Rodman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6091:47,6365,779
England4031:138,25813,495
Australia3641:74,1648,706
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Slovenia1611:15,4513,627
Russia741:1,947,609122,573
Scotland681:78,7335,846
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Croatia251:169,14421,748
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France51:13,284,544357,392
Wales51:618,90625,852
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2371:102,85010,316
Scotland511:73,3964,210
Wales251:62,7373,061
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8251:27,5173,382

Rodman (2,318) may also be a first name.

Rodman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. Probably the radmannus of Domesday: one who held by some tenure similar to that of the radeniht; v. Roadnight.

William Rodman, Northamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1783. Married — Henry Marden and Sarah Rodman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Mathew Rodman was burgess of Ayr, 1499 (Simon, 21). Weekley says from OE, radman, one who held land on military service.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Rodd, Road (q.v.) + man.

But exceptionally the first element may be that seen under Roderick and Rodger, as Rodman occurs in a 9th-cent. Register of the abbey of Werden-an-der-Ruhr.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rodman Last Name Facts

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

Rodman (Marathi: रोान, Russian: Родман) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,347th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 793,937 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Rodman live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 154,604th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 2,318 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 7,609 people, or 1 in 47,636. In The United States Rodman is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 61 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Rodman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rodman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rodman last name rose 417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rodman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rodman surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Rodman are 3.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.03% registered with the party.

The amount Rodman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.43% less than the national average, earning R 20,364 per year; in United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning $50,451 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roodman92724/
Rodmann92166/
Rhodman92115/
Roudman9226/
Rodmant9222/
Roidman928/
Roddman925/
Roydman923/
Rodmane922/
Rodhman921/
Rohdman921/
Rodmand920/
Roedman920/
Rohdmann86136/
Roudmane866/
Rodhmann865/
Rodmaung862/
Rhodmann862/
Rgoodman861/
Roudmand861/
Rodmayne861/
Roidmann861/
Roodmand861/
Redman8352,948/
Rudman838,628/
Radman834,527/
Rodmon8350/
Rodmam835/
Rüdman831/
Redmann773,617/
Reedman771,173/
Radmann77862/
Radmand77758/
Rudmann77503/
Raudman7788/
Rudhman7725/
Reddman7722/
Radmane7712/
Raadman778/
Hrudman777/
Radhman773/
Rudmane772/
Rodmond772/
Redhman771/
Redmain771/
Rodmont771/
Radmaan771/
Rhodmon771/
Rahdman771/
Rodmong771/
Rehdman771/
Roydmon770/
Rodmone770/
Ruddman770/
Rhudman770/
Raedman770/
Reddmann71462/
Raudmann7138/
Raadmand7127/
Radmmand7115/
Rodmoung716/
Rashdman714/
Raddmann712/
Radmayne711/
Rheddman710/
Redmon6711,145/
Radmon674/
Radmam673/
Rudmanová673/
Redmań671/
Rudmon670/

Rodman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rodman in the Marathi language
रोानroana50
मानmana50
Rodman in the Russian language
Родманrodman-

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