Rodriguez Surname

57th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,213,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Cuba

Rodriguez Surname Definition:

(Span.) genit. of Rodrigo, i.e. Roderick, q.v. in Dict.

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Rodriguez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,384,5191:527
Spain942,8721:502
Colombia903,2891:531
United States854,1731:42414
Venezuela777,4291:392
Cuba548,2591:211
Argentina541,9221:792
Peru294,9171:1085
Dominican Republic253,2331:411
Honduras206,3911:434
Ecuador149,1241:1075
Panama147,3811:271
Philippines143,0721:70826
Bolivia121,5031:877
Chile120,3411:14612
Guatemala118,8991:13516
El Salvador109,1241:585
Costa Rica108,0611:441
Uruguay107,1171:321
Puerto Rico102,1371:354
Nicaragua101,1101:607
Paraguay63,3211:11416
France51,2451:1,29662
Brazil14,8701:14,396761
Canada6,7311:5,474798
England3,8561:14,4502,133
Germany3,3241:24,2193,215
Switzerland3,0421:2,700324
Equatorial Guinea2,8671:39683
Belgium2,6531:4,333482
Australia2,6231:10,2921,529
Italy2,6071:23,4594,112
Curaçao2,4881:6319
Belize2,2471:15815
Thailand1,8811:37,5544,013
Trinidad and Tobago1,5521:879126
Morocco1,5001:22,9843,586
Andorra1,3761:612
Portugal1,3681:7,616704
Netherlands9001:18,7642,927
Benin5021:20,5892,753
Sweden3801:25,9132,111
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Israel3151:27,1673,956
India2921:2,626,93682,479
Japan2651:482,43114,204
Aruba2591:40044
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Ireland2171:21,7002,182
Haiti2021:52,8913,144
Russia2011:717,03060,595
Scotland2011:26,6362,871
Gibraltar1941:1756
New Zealand1901:23,8334,174
United States Virgin Islands1821:60670
Denmark1771:31,8913,313
Norway1711:30,0724,157
Oman1701:21,6941,938
Austria1641:51,9238,178
Guam1561:1,026149
Suriname1471:3,759747
Luxembourg1391:4,177570
New Caledonia1351:2,046184
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
Senegal1251:116,6351,121
Malaysia1241:237,85713,554
China1211:11,300,178687
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Czechia911:116,85118,971
Poland891:427,06544,572
Finland851:64,6677,355
Iceland671:5,673667
Greece651:170,45827,584
Wales641:48,3524,540
Hungary571:172,21515,080
Micronesia561:1,897409
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Malta481:8,964551
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Lebanon431:131,0956,872
Jamaica371:77,5663,653
Afghanistan351:918,6629,049
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
Latvia341:60,2959,027
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
South Korea311:1,652,911408
Antigua and Barbuda291:3,420496
Hong Kong281:261,9823,060
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Vietnam261:3,563,3102,321
Dominica231:3,300368
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Monaco221:1,68558
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Cayman Islands201:3,195435
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines191:5,929653
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Angola181:1,499,4013,818
Bermuda171:3,840587
DR Congo161:4,617,473182,864
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Barbados151:19,1631,043
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Egypt141:6,566,84048,108
Grenada141:7,752722
Turks and Caicos Islands141:2,452252
Bangladesh131:12,258,21313,515
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Ghana111:2,456,42711,552
Mozambique111:2,478,3242,935
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Cape Verde101:52,9641,947
Congo101:498,91011,250
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Sri Lanka101:2,080,8569,181
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
East Timor91:135,103179
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Guyana81:95,2786,792
Saint Martin81:4,394114
Liechtenstein71:5,483742
Saint Kitts and Nevis71:7,886671
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Bahamas51:78,350887
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Macau51:120,326534
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Tuvalu41:2,79736
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Libya31:2,081,3256,108
Mali31:5,656,3454,022
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Anguilla21:6,718471
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Comoros21:374,762673
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Gabon21:944,5976,773
Gambia21:961,7261,013
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Laos21:3,294,1621,900
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Myanmar21:25,968,9922,110
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Togo21:3,623,88411,997
Turkmenistan21:2,744,55611,412
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
San Marino11:33,214932
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9261:26,0743,204

The alternate forms: Rodríguez (44,962), Rodrîguez (10), Ródriguez (8), Rodrīguez (1), Rodrigûez (1) & Ródríguez (2) are calculated separately.

Rodriguez (10,075) may also be a first name.

Rodriguez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Span.) genit. of Rodrigo, i.e. Roderick, q.v. in Dict.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Son of Roderick” in Spanish and Portu­guese (Roderigo). See Roderick.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Spanish) Son of Rodrigo (famous, ruler).

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

User-submitted Reference

Rodríguez meaning 'Son of Rodrigo' is a Spanish patronymic and a common family name surname in Spain and America.

The surname has Visigothic roots and originated in the Kingdom of León (actual Spain) in the 9th century.

The "ez" signifies "son of" and the name Rodrigo is the Spanish form of Roderick, meaning "he who is rich in glory", from the Germanic elements "hrod" (glory, fame) and "ric" (rich, power). It was the name of Roderic, the last Visigothic King before the Muslim conquest, and the subject of many legends.

- gimpee

It means 'the son of Rodrigo'.

- silviarf

Rodriguez Last Name Facts

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

Rodriguez (Russian: Родригуез) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Rodríguez, Rodrîguez, Ródriguez, Rodrīguez, Rodrigûez or Ródríguez. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodriguez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 791 people. Rodriguez occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Rodriguez live; 35 percent live in North America and 26 percent live in Hispano-North America. Rodriguez is also the 60,937th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 10,075 people.

Rodriguez is the most widespread surname in 6 countries: Colombia, where 10 percent reside, Cuba, where 6 percent reside, The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent reside, Panama, where 2 percent reside, Costa Rica, where 1 percent reside and Uruguay, where 1 percent reside. It is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 2,384,519 people, or 1 in 52. In Mexico it is primarily found in: México, where 11 percent reside, Jalisco, where 8 percent reside and Nuevo León, where 8 percent reside. Other than Mexico this surname is found in 200 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 10 percent reside and Colombia, where 10 percent reside.

Rodriguez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rodriguez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rodriguez last name grew 44,350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 13,771 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rodriguez Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (63%) in Russia, Maronite (35%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rodriguez last name are 42.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rodriguez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.5% less than the national average, earning €25,075 per year; in Norway they earn 11.68% less than the national average, earning 305,672 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,591 per year; in South Africa they earn 78.07% more than the national average, earning R 423,156 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $23,809,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.68% less than the national average, earning $36,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $46,809 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rodríguez9644,962/
Rodrîguez9610/
Ródriguez968/
Rodrīguez961/
Rodrigûez961/
Roddriguez95197/
Rodruiguez95171/
Rrodriguez9586/
Rodriguezz9570/
Roodriguez9561/
Rodrigquez9561/
Rodreiguez9559/
Rodrriguez9547/
Rodriguezs9547/
Rodriguesz9541/
Rodrigueez9539/
Rodrigguez9539/
Roidriguez9526/
Rodrighuez9524/
Rodriguezx9516/
Rhodriguez9515/
Rosdriguez9513/
Rodriqguez9513/
Rodrigueaz9511/
Rodr'iguez9510/
Roudriguez956/
Rodriguexz956/
Rodriguezt955/
Rodroiguez955/
Rodrigouez954/
Hrodriguez953/
Rodrihguez953/
Rodriĭguez952/
Rodriguezp951/
Rodricguez951/
Rodrigkuez951/
Rodriguedz951/
Rodrìiguez951/
Rodróiguez951/
Rodriguezç951/
Rodrijguez951/
Rodriìguez951/
Rodrigez944,646/
Ródríguez932/
D'Rodriguez9011/
Rodriguezxx901/
Rodrigkouez901/
Rodrigues894,469,009/
Rodriquez8940,501/
Rodreguez89631/
Rodryguez89606/
Rodriguiz89469/
Rodriguea89180/
Rodrýguez89167/
Rodrigiez89123/
Rodriguex8981/
Radriguez8956/
Rodrigvez8944/
Rodruigez8939/
Rodriguer8929/
Rodrigued8923/
Rodriguey8922/
Rodricuez8916/
Rodriegez8910/
Rodrighez8910/
Rodriguee898/
Rodrigeez896/
Rodreigez894/
Rodriguet894/
Rodriggez892/
Rodrigwez891/
Rodrigedz891/
Rodriguei891/
Rodrigesz891/
Rodriqgez891/
Rodrige8859/
Roddrigues84138/
Rodriguese8490/
Rhodriquez8487/
Rodriguess8485/
Rodruigues8471/
Roodrigues8464/
Rrodrigues8448/
Rodriguees8438/
Rodrrigues8437/
Roudrigues8435/
Rodriggues8431/
Rodreigues8430/
Rodrigueis8428/
Roidrigues8421/
Rodriguesd8412/
Rodrihgues8410/
Rosdrigues8410/
Rodrisgues849/
Rodriequez848/
Rodrighues848/
Rrodríguez848/
Rodriquiez847/
Roddriquez846/
Rodreiquez845/
Rodroigues845/
Rodrigueas845/
Rodrríguez845/
Roddríguez844/
Rodrriquez843/
Rodrigques843/
Roodríguez843/
Rodruíguez843/
Rodríguezz843/
Roidríguez843/
Rodriquesz842/
Rodrizquez842/
Rodricgues842/
Rodrigoues842/
Rodriguise842/
Rodrigueds842/
Rodriguesx842/
Rodreiguiz841/
Rodrijgvez841/
Rodriquezs841/
Rodriquuez841/
Rodriegiez841/
Rodrigkues841/
Rodrikgues841/
Rodriguesj841/
Rodriguesċ841/
Rodregquez841/
Rosdríguez841/
Rodriguesh841/
Rhodrigues840/
Rodriges823,161/
Rodregez8280/
Rodrígez8230/
Rodrigiz8216/
Rodrigej8213/
Rodrigui8213/
Rodriger823/
Rodrigee822/
Rodriguj821/
Rodrigéz821/
Rodrighe821/
d'Rodrigues801/
Rodriguaise801/
Rodriques785,244/
Rodriguis78408/
Rodregues78338/
Radrigues78159/
Rodreguiz78103/
Rodrequez7880/
Rodrigies7865/
Rodriquiz7845/
Rodríquez7829/
Rodrigves7827/
Rodrighes7822/
Rodrygues7820/
Rodrigess7816/
Rodrikues7812/
Rodricues7811/
Rodregiez786/
Rodrieges786/
Rodrígiez786/
Rodriquec785/
Radriquez785/
Rodruiges785/
Rodríguea783/
Rodrigvej782/
Rodrigees782/
Rodrigesh782/
Rrodriges782/
Radreguez781/
Radriguer781/
Radriguiz781/
Roodriges781/
Rodreiges781/
Rodrigher781/
Rodrégues781/
Rodríguex781/
Rodrioges781/
Roudriges781/
Roudrigui781/
Rodriguys781/
Rodrigges780/
Rodrigj75115/
Rodriga7522/
Rodrequiez745/
Rodriquges743/
Rodriquies742/
Rodriqques741/
Rodriquese741/
Rodreguisz741/
Rodricques741/
Rodreguess741/
Roddriguis741/
Rodriquues741/
Rodrigis71431/
Radriges71359/
Rodreges7136/
Rodrigaj7125/
Rodregiz7111/
Radrigej712/
Rodregui711/
Rodrigês711/
Rodryges711/
Rodríges711/
Rodreques6731/
Rodriquis6721/
Rodrequiz6715/
Rodreguis6711/
Rodregies672/
Radrigwes671/
Radriques671/
Raudriguj671/
Rodhrigis671/
Rodrigiss671/
Rodriqués671/
Radriguis671/
Rodrigois671/
Rodriegis670/

Rodriguez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rodriguez in the Russian language
Родригуезrodriguez-

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