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 2,668
Coal Miner 248
Cotton Weaver 180
Domestic Servant 108
Dress Maker 107
Agricultural Labourer 98
Worsted Weaver 94
Woollen Weaver 85
General Labourer 81
Labourer 79
Worsted Spinner 69
General Servant 67
Joiner 59
Farm Labourer 55
Butcher 54
Stone Mason 54
House Keeper 51
Grocer 50
Annuitant 49
Charwoman 41
Laundress 41
General Servant Domestic 39
No Occupation 37
Carpenter 29
Carter 26

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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