Rodrick Surname

75,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Rodrick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Roderick.'

Rodrick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,1111:5,503782
United States1,1791:307,42928,245
Tanzania1,1031:47,9985,379
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
India1881:4,080,135109,968
Zimbabwe1551:99,60214,056
Papua New Guinea1041:78,40110,308
Australia451:599,90442,958
England441:1,266,32057,817
Sweden301:328,22522,987
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales101:309,45316,869
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
France51:13,284,544357,392
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Wales391:40,2162,129
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3561:141,06413,285

Rodrick (49,267) may also be a first name.

Rodrick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Roderick.'

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

V. under Roderick.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Roderick (famous, ruler).

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

A corruption of Roderic.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rodrick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rodrick (Hindi: रौड्रिक, Marathi: रॉदिरक, Oriya: େରାଡିକ) is found most in Malawi. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodrick? popularity and diffusion

Rodrick is the 75,620th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,123,061 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Rodrick are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rodrick is also the 18,734th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 49,267 people.

The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,111 people, or 1 in 5,503. Other than Malawi this last name occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 17 percent live.

Rodrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rodrick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rodrick last name rose 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 4 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rodrick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rodrick are 0.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rodrick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.78% less than the national average, earning R 124,104 per year; in United States they earn 2.44% more than the national average, earning $44,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $57,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rodrick Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rodrick in the Hindi language
रौड्रिकraudrika-
Rodrick in the Oriya language
େରାଡିକeradika-
Rodrick in the Marathi language
रॉदिरकrodiraka50
रॉदरीफrodaripha50

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Rodrick Reference & Research

Roderick FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Roderick FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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