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
School 1,624
Coal Miner Hewer 142
Private Means 135
Labourer 113
Farmer 102
None 93
General Labourer 91
Farm Labourer 90
Weaver 84
Cotton Weaver 71
General Servant (domestic) 67
Dressmaker 66
Clerk 64
At School 60
Housekeeper 58
At Home 57
Joiner 56
Domestic Servant 42
Assisting In Business 41
Carter 40
Butcher 40
No Occupation 39
Assisting In The Business 39
Shop Assistant 38
Home 38

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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