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

Rodgers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rodgers family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 103
Coal Miner Hewer 68
General Servant Domestic 52
Living On Own Means 48
Scholar 45
Cotton Weaver 45
Dress Maker 40
Domestic Servant 30
Farmer 25
Housemaid Domestic 25
Coal Hewer 23
Coal Miner C Hewer 23
Cook Domestic 21
Bricklayer Labourer 20
Coal Miner 18
Blacksmith 16
Charwoman 16
Laundress Wash 16
Dock Labourer 16
Iron Moulder 16
Tailoress 15
House Keeper Domestic 15
House Maid Domestic 15
School 14
Cotton Spinner 12

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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