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 6,359
Agricultural Labourer 605
General Labourer 579
Coal Miner 546
Domestic Servant 368
Dress Maker 347
Labourer 313
Farmer 300
Living On Own Means 300
General Servant 251
General Servant Domestic 240
Farm Labourer 217
Living On Her Own Means 206
Laundress 167
Carpenter 154
Gardener 123
Grocer 120
Blacksmith 120
House Keeper 117
Clerk 114
General Domestic Servant 109
Farm Servant 104
Shoe Maker 103
Tailoress 98
Tailor 90

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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