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 2,177
Coal Miner 256
Cotton Weaver 149
General Labourer 135
Dress Maker 119
Living On Own Means 113
Farmer 92
Agricultural Labourer 83
Living On Her Own Means 83
Domestic Servant 79
Labourer 78
Worsted Weaver 58
General Servant 56
Joiner 52
Woollen Weaver 52
General Servant Domestic 50
Grocer 48
Butcher 46
House Keeper 45
Worsted Spinner 40
Tailoress 39
Blacksmith 37
Clerk 36
Farm Labourer 36
Stone Mason 33

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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