Rodgers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Rodgers Name Meaning: Name-Derived from the given name 'Roger',meaning son of Roger,commonly used by the Normans. Anglo-saxon(Teutonic)name Hrothgar ,meaning 'Fame & Spear'.

Name introduced to England after the Norman conquest of 1066.Recorded as 'Rogerus'. The earliest recorded spelling is that of Richard Roger from 1263.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 22
Brecknockshire 3
Cambridgeshire 24
Cheshire 83
Carmarthenshire 25
Cornwall 142
Cumberland 76
Derbyshire 362
Denbighshire 13
Devon 65
Dorset 13
Durham 45
Essex 21
Flintshire 18
Glamorgan 12
Gloucestershire 29
Hampshire 34
Herefordshire 44
Hertfordshire 15
Hunts and Rutland 2
Isle of Man 21
Kent 51
Lancashire 507
Leicestershire 42
Lincolnshire 97
London 153
Middlesex 4
Montgomeryshire 4
Monmouthshire 8
Northumberland 12
Norfolk 35
Northamptonshire 25
Nottinghamshire 77
Oxfordshire 6
Pembrokeshire 22
Radnorshire 1
Shropshire 52
Suffolk 18
Somerset 81
Surrey 8
Sussex 26
Staffordshire 119
Warwickshire 110
Westmorland 2
Wiltshire 4
Worcestershire 49
Yorkshire 785
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Merionethshire 0

Rodgers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rodgers family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 154
Female Servant 130
Labourer 64
Independent 61
Farmer 37
Male Servant 32
Coal Miner 28
Weaver 18
Apprentice 17
Dress Maker 16
Carpenter 15
Miner 13
Joiner 13
Shoe Maker 12
Gardener 11
Pauper 11
Tailor 11
Painter 11
Blacksmith 10
Wool Comber 10
Cutler 10
Butcher 9
Cotton Weaver 9
Mariner 9
Nail Maker 8

Most Frequent Forenames for Rodgers

Name Census Frequency
Mary Rodgers 3,368
John Rodgers 3,212
William Rodgers 2,870
Elizabeth Rodgers 1,953
Thomas Rodgers 1,754
George Rodgers 1,672
Sarah Rodgers 1,644
James Rodgers 1,542
Joseph Rodgers 1,289
Ann Rodgers 1,076
Henry Rodgers 820
Jane Rodgers 783
Charles Rodgers 731
Hannah Rodgers 658
Annie Rodgers 653
Alice Rodgers 600
Ellen Rodgers 576
Eliza Rodgers 569
Margaret Rodgers 555
Emma Rodgers 551
Robert Rodgers 539
Samuel Rodgers 506
Arthur Rodgers 432
Edward Rodgers 419
Martha Rodgers 409

Rodgers Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rogers 86% 278,676
2 Rodgers 100% 46,032
3 Ridgers 86% 1,355
4 Roggers 86% 531
5 Redgers 86% 432
6 Rojers 71% 190
7 Radgers 86% 171

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The surname Rodgers is the 2nd most popular variant of Rogers.

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