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 1,889
Coal Miner 164
Cotton Weaver 139
Agricultural Labourer 135
Woollen Weaver 110
Worsted Weaver 107
Labourer 98
Domestic Servant 97
Dress Maker 84
House Keeper 73
General Servant 69
Stone Mason 53
Miner 53
Farm Labourer 45
Joiner 45
Grocer 43
Annuitant 43
Cloth Weaver 39
Farm Servant 38
Butcher 37
Servant 35
Worsted Spinner 35
Blacksmith 31
Mill Hand 30
Wife Of Above 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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