Rogers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Rogers 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

Rogers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rogers family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5,189
Agricultural Labourer 738
Labourer 611
Domestic Servant 349
General Servant 331
Dress Maker 254
Coal Miner 227
House Keeper 172
Laundress 163
Annuitant 160
Carpenter 147
Servant 142
Farm Labourer 133
Shoe Maker 127
Gardener 117
Blacksmith 116
Miner 96
Tailor 95
General Servant Domestic 89
Cook 86
Farm Servant 86
Lace Maker 81
Wife Of Above 79
Collier 77
Farmer 75

Rogers Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rogers 100% 278,676
2 Rodgers 86% 46,032
3 Ragers 83% 872
4 Roggers 86% 531
5 Regers 83% 440
6 Rogars 83% 284
7 Rojers 83% 190
8 Rigers 83% 185

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The surname Rogers is the most popular version of all its varients

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