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
Scholar 1,297
Coal Miner 168
Agricultural Labourer 90
General Labourer 89
Labourer 70
Domestic Servant 65
General Servant 50
Dress Maker 47
Farm Labourer 46
Cotton Weaver 35
Laundress 33
House Keeper 29
Iron Moulder 26
Joiner 24
Annuitant 21
General Servant Domestic 21
Farm Servant Indoor 21
Charwoman 18
Tailor 17
Blacksmith 16
General Domestic Servant 16
Tailoress 16
Stone Mason 15
House Keeper Domestic 15
Cotton Winder 14

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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