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
Scholar 1,053
Agricultural Labourer 127
Coal Miner 111
At Home 103
House Servant 97
Dress Maker 80
Labourer 77
Power Loom Weaver 74
Stone Mason 57
Wool Comber 53
House Keeper 48
Servant 48
Weaver 43
Woollen Weaver 43
Annuitant 36
Shoe Maker 35
Farm Labourer 34
Butcher 34
Farmer 30
Nurse 29
General Servant 29
Blacksmith 28
Clothier 28
Pauper 27
Cotton Weaver 26

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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