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 1,611
Coal Miner 157
Cotton Weaver 134
Agricultural Labourer 111
Woollen Weaver 74
House Keeper 73
Labourer 71
House Servant 67
Dress Maker 66
Stone Mason 54
Servant 51
Carter 49
Worsted Weaver 47
Butcher 37
Woollen Cloth Weaver 36
Cotton Piecer 34
Worsted Spinner 32
Laundress 31
Blacksmith 31
Farmers Wife 30
Domestic Servant 30
Potter 30
General Servant 29
Farmers Son 28
Cotton Spinner 28

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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