# Roderick (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,039 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,987 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 43,862 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (6,867 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɒdəɹɪk/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Rodrick |

## Etymology

Medieval English name from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks, revived after Walter Scott used it in a poem in 1811, where it is a translation of its Spanish cognate Rodrigo. Roderick is also used to anglicize Scottish Ruairidh and Welsh Rhydderch.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Roderick 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) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Roderick in the United States.

## People named Roderick

- Brande Roderick, American model and actress

## Similar surnames

Rodrigue, Rodrigo, Rodriges, Rodriguez, Rodrigues, Rodriquez, Rothrock, Rodriques.

## 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.