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 1,035
Coal Miner 171
General Labourer 127
Domestic Servant 71
Labourer 53
Agricultural Labourer 46
General Servant Domestic 45
Cotton Weaver 44
Dress Maker 42
Living On Own Means 39
Laundress 33
Living On Her Own Means 31
General Servant 29
Iron Moulder 28
Blacksmith 26
Farmer 23
Charwoman 23
Joiner 23
Farm Servant 22
House Keeper 20
Cotton Spinner 18
Farm Labourer 17
Tailoress 17
Cotton Winder 16
Stone Mason 16

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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