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
Living On Own Means 218
Cotton Weaver 179
General Labourer 134
Coal Miner Hewer 106
Farmer 103
Dress Maker 100
General Servant Domestic 91
Scholar 64
Woollen Weaver 57
Domestic Servant 51
Butcher 46
Worsted Spinner 44
Cotton Spinner 42
Charwoman 36
Dressmaker 36
Worsted Weaver 36
Cotton Winder 34
Cook Domestic 33
School 32
Housemaid Domestic 31
Milliner 30
House Painter 29
Agricultural Labourer 29
Stone Mason 29
Coal Miner 27

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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