# Rhodes (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rhodes/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A topographic surname for a person who lived near woodland clearings, or a habitational one for someone from a place so named.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 90,670 |
| US rank (2010) | 343 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,405 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (88,917 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɹoʊdz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Rhoades, Rhoads, Rodes, Roades, Royds, Rhode |

## Etymology

From rodes, the plural form of Middle English rode, from Old English rod, rodu. The Rh- form—a 16th century spelling modification—was created by analogy with the unrelated Rhodes, Greece.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rhodes in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rhodes in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Rhodes

- Cecil John Rhodes, British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
- Cody Rhodes, American professional wrestler
- Dusty Rhodes, American professional wrestler (1945–2015)
- Trevante Rhodes, American actor, former sprinter
- Kim Rhodes, American actress (born 1969)
- Cynthia Rhodes, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1956)
- Brandi Rhodes, American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and ring announcer
- Erik Rhodes, American pornographic actor (1982-2012)
- Jessa Rhodes, American pornographic actress
- Sammie Rhodes, American pornographic actress
- Jennifer Rhodes, American actress
- Erik Rhodes, American actor and singer (1906–1990)

and 20 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Rhoades, Rhoads, Rhodus, Rodas, Rodes, Ritchie, Reddick, Ridgeway, Ritchey, Riddick, Reitz, Ridge.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.