Rhodes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Rhodes Name Meaning: Believed to originate from the Anglo-Saxon word 'rod' meaning a 'clearing of land' for cultivation or a 'woodland clearing'

A name for someone who lived or worked on a clearing of land for cultivation, may have also been taken from a place name similar to the word 'Rhodes', such as Rode.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rhodes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rhodes family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 197
Independent 179
Agricultural Labourer 154
Farmer 103
Labourer 96
Male Servant 82
Cotton Weaver 55
Weaver 49
Woollen Weaver 49
Coal Miner 41
Shoe Maker 39
Dress Maker 36
Stone Mason 36
Clothier 35
Woollen Spinner 32
Wool Comber 31
Worsted Weaver 31
Tailor 27
Collier 24
Joiner 24
Cloth Dresser 24
Blacksmith 23
Cotton Spinner 23
Stuff Weaver 22
Cotton Piecer 21

Rhodes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rhodes 100% 100,085
2 Roads 50% 3,653
3 Rhoades 86% 3,433
4 Roades 67% 709
5 Rhodas 83% 595
6 Rodes 83% 531
7 Rhoads 67% 386
8 Roddes 67% 369
9 Rhods 83% 291
10 Rhades 83% 100

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The surname Rhodes is the most popular version of all its varients

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