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
School 792
Coal Miner Hewer 124
Labourer 61
General Labourer 44
Farm Labourer 40
Private Means 36
None 32
Clerk 31
General Servant (domestic) 31
Coal Miner (hewer) 29
Charwoman 24
Dressmaker 24
Housekeeper 24
Cotton Weaver 24
Weaver 23
Domestic Servant 22
At Home 18
Iron Moulder 18
Coal Miner 18
Shop Assistant 17
Butcher 17
Assisting In Business 16
General Servant 16
Farmer 16
Domestic 15

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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