Roden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cheshire 41
Cornwall 6
Cumberland 6
Derbyshire 5
Devon 5
Dorset 1
Flintshire 16
Glamorgan 1
Gloucestershire 2
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 5
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 61
Leicestershire 3
Lincolnshire 7
London 37
Monmouthshire 8
Norfolk 2
Northamptonshire 19
Nottinghamshire 1
Shropshire 274
Surrey 3
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 194
Warwickshire 35
Worcestershire 36
Yorkshire 33
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Northumberland 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0

Roden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Roden family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 35
Agricultural Labourer 29
Labourer 28
Independent 15
Male Servant 13
Miner 11
Shoe Maker 11
Pupil 7
Farmer 6
Weaver 4
Apprentice 4
Carter 4
Tailor 4
Carpenter 4
Blacksmith 4
China Painter 4
Publican 4
Coal Miner 3
Engineer 3
Laborer 3
Journeyman Miner 3
Furnace Man 3
Widow 3
Hatter Journeyman 3
Cutler Journeyman 3

Most Frequent Forenames for Roden

Name Census Frequency
Mary Roden 687
William Roden 677
John Roden 578
Sarah Roden 447
Thomas Roden 442
Elizabeth Roden 433
George Roden 360
James Roden 263
Ann Roden 241
Edward Roden 217
Joseph Roden 178
Samuel Roden 158
Jane Roden 153
Richard Roden 151
Charles Roden 150
Henry Roden 149
Eliza Roden 147
Alice Roden 133
Emma Roden 132
Ellen Roden 100
Hannah Roden 99
Frederick Roden 93
Margaret Roden 91
Annie Roden 90
Martha Roden 89

Roden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Roden 100% 9,753
2 Rowden 83% 5,881
3 Arden 60% 5,870
4 Rhoden 83% 1,691
5 Rowdon 67% 1,214
6 Riden 80% 744
7 Ardin 40% 631
8 Rodden 83% 598
9 Roddan 67% 485
10 Raden 80% 426
11 Readon 50% 419
12 Roddon 67% 363
13 Rodan 80% 163
14 Redin 60% 157
15 Orden 60% 141
16 Rudin 60% 133
17 Readen 67% 132
18 Reden 80% 127
19 Ardon 40% 123
20 Ruden 80% 122
21 Rodin 80% 103

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The surname Roden is the most popular version of all its varients

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