The surname Rhodes
An English place surname, carried by 90,670 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ɹoʊdz/ 1 syllable Soundex R320 Also a first name
Origin
English origin
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.
Rhodes is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 90,670 people named Rhodes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,405 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 88,917.
Who is named Rhodes
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
75% of people named Rhodes identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 75%
- Black (not Hispanic) 20%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
- Two or more races 1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Famous Rhodess
32 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Cecil John RhodesBritish businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
- Cody RhodesAmerican professional wrestler, born 1985
- Dusty RhodesAmerican professional wrestler (1945–2015)
- Trevante RhodesAmerican actor, former sprinter, born 1990
- Kim RhodesAmerican actress (born 1969)
- Cynthia RhodesAmerican actress, singer, and dancer (born 1956)
- Brandi RhodesAmerican professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and ring announcer, born 1983
- Erik RhodesAmerican pornographic actor (1982-2012)
- Jessa RhodesAmerican pornographic actress, born 1993
- Sammie RhodesAmerican pornographic actress, born 1983
- Jennifer RhodesAmerican actress, born 1947
- Erik RhodesAmerican actor and singer (1906–1990)
Notable Rhodess come mostly from the United States (27), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (3) and Australia (1).
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Questions
- Where does the surname Rhodes come from?
- 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.
- How common is the surname Rhodes?
- 90,670 people in the United States had the surname Rhodes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,405 Americans. It ranked 343rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Rhodes?
- In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Rhodes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Rhodes?
- Cecil John Rhodes, British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902), followed by Cody Rhodes.
- Where is the surname Rhodes most common?
- Wikidata records people named Rhodes in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia and 1 other country.
- How do you pronounce Rhodes?
- Rhodes is /ɹoʊdz/, one syllable.
- What type of surname is Rhodes?
- Rhodes is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Rhodes getting more or less common?
- More common. 88,917 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 90,670 in 2010, up 2.0%.
- What are other spellings of Rhodes?
- Rhoades, Rhoads, Rodes, Roades, Royds and Rhode.
- Is Rhodes also a first name?
- Yes. Rhodes is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.