Rodríguez Surname

12,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Vatican City

Rodríguez Surname Definition:

The son of Rodrigo, Spanish form of Roderick (fame, rule).

The patronymic "-ez" indicates "son of Rodrigo" (see), illustrious leader.

Ancient patronymic found extensively throughout Spain, and derived from surname Rodrigo from German name Roderic, equivalent to English name Rudolph.

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Rodríguez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain13,9841:3,343399
Mexico10,2891:12,0641,142
Dominican Republic3,9521:2,640352
Puerto Rico2,9321:1,211151
Panama2,6371:1,484248
Cuba2,4641:4,676559
Colombia1,2841:37,2072,148
Venezuela1,1831:25,5321,684
Guatemala1,1711:13,7341,316
Argentina9951:42,9583,622
Uruguay7511:4,570523
United States5351:677,49353,934
Chile4001:44,0412,099
Germany2971:271,06228,716
England2771:201,14817,563
Peru2491:127,6477,313
Costa Rica2281:20,965732
Portugal2171:48,0102,732
France1581:420,39761,236
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
Ecuador1051:151,4847,114
Ireland921:51,1843,668
Italy921:664,74758,468
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Canada641:575,71247,839
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
China181:75,962,3094,162
Andorra161:5,2401,042
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Wales61:515,75523,171
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Belize31:118,4913,439
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Dominica21:37,946685
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vatican City11:1174
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

The alternate forms: Rodriguez (9,213,157), Rodrîguez (10), Ródríguez (2), Rodrīguez (1) & Ródriguez (8) are calculated separately.

Rodríguez (34) may also be a first name.

Rodríguez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The son of Rodrigo, Spanish form of Roderick (fame, rule).

The patronymic "-ez" indicates "son of Rodrigo" (see), illustrious leader.

Ancient patronymic found extensively throughout Spain, and derived from surname Rodrigo from German name Roderic, equivalent to English name Rudolph. Seventh most common name in Spain and Hispanic world. Seems to originate in Aragon, but also found extensively in Leon, Galicia, and Asturias. Often found in com­bination with other surnames, and toponyms or estate names.

Son of a famous and illustrious chief.

Patronymic of Rodrigo.

See Ruíz.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Rodrigo', a patronymic surname of Castilian origin.

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Rodríguez Last Name Facts

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

Rodríguez occurs most in Spain. It can appear as: Rodriguez, Rodrîguez, Ródríguez, Rodrīguez or Ródriguez. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodríguez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rodríguez is the 12,489th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 162,082 people. Rodríguez occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Rodríguez live; 32 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 32 percent live in Iberian Europe. Rodríguez is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 34 people.

The last name Rodríguez is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 13,984 people, or 1 in 3,343. In Spain Rodríguez is most prevalent in: Madrid, where 28 percent live, Andalusia, where 18 percent live and Catalonia, where 13 percent live. Besides Spain Rodríguez is found in 107 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 23 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rodriguez969,213,157/
Rodrîguez9610/
Ródríguez962/
Rodrīguez961/
Rrodríguez958/
Rodrríguez955/
Roddríguez954/
Roodríguez953/
Rodruíguez953/
Rodríguezz953/
Roidríguez953/
Ródriguez938/
Rodreguez89631/
Rodryguez89606/
Rodrýguez89167/
Rodríquez8929/
Rodríguex891/
Roddriguez84197/
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Rrodriguez8486/
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Rodrigquez8461/
Rodreiguez8459/
Rodrriguez8447/
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Roudriguez846/
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Rodrigouez844/
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Rodrihguez843/
Rodriĭguez842/
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Rodregquez841/
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Rodrìiguez841/
Rodróiguez841/
Rodriguezç841/
Rodrijguez841/
Rodriìguez841/
D'Rodriguez8011/
Rodriguezxx801/
Rodrigkouez801/
Rodrigues784,469,009/
Rodriquez7840,501/
Rodriguiz78469/
Rodregues78338/
Rodreguiz78103/
Rodriguex7881/
Rodrequez7880/
Radriguez7856/
Rodrigvez7844/
Rodrygues7820/
Rodricuez7816/
Radreguez781/
Rodrigwez781/
Rodrégues781/
Roddrigues74138/
Rhodriquez7487/
Rodriguess7485/
Rodruigues7471/
Roodrigues7464/
Rrodrigues7448/
Rodriguees7438/
Rodrrigues7437/
Roudrigues7435/
Rodriggues7431/
Rodreigues7430/
Rodrigueis7428/
Roidrigues7421/
Rodrihgues7410/
Rodriequez748/
Rodrighues748/
Rodriquiez747/
Roddriquez746/
Rodreiquez745/
Rodrequiez745/
Rodroigues745/
Rodrigueas745/
Rodrriquez743/
Rodrigques743/
Rodriquesz742/
Rodrizquez742/
Rodricgues742/
Rodrigoues742/
Rodriguesx742/
Rodreiguiz741/
Rodrijgvez741/
Rodriquezs741/
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Rodreguisz741/
Rodrigkues741/
Rodrikgues741/
Rodriguesj741/
Rodriguesċ741/
Rodreguess741/
Rodriguesh741/
Rhodrigues740/
d'Rodrigues701/
Rodriguaise701/
Rodriques675,244/
Rodriguis67408/
Radrigues67159/
Rodriquiz6745/
Rodreques6731/
Rodrigves6727/
Rodrequiz6715/
Rodrikues6712/
Rodricues6711/
Rodreguis6711/
Rodriquec675/
Radriquez675/
Rodrigvej672/
Radriguiz671/

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