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    The surname Roderick

    A surname, carried by 7,039 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹɒdəɹɪk/ 2 syllables Soundex R362 Also a first name

    Roderick: #4,987 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Roderick #4,987, 7,039 people Roderick: #4,987 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Roderick #4,987, 7,039 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roderick is more common than 96.9% of them.

    Origin

    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.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 7,039 people named Roderick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,862 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,867.

    #4,987
    rank among US surnames
    7,039
    people in 2010
    2.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.5%
    change since 2000 (was #4,723)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,979Kuhns7,05543,763
    #4,980Damian7,04843,806
    #4,981Spurgeon7,04743,812
    #4,983Brumley7,04643,819
    #4,984Brownell7,04543,825
    #4,985McKelvey7,04343,837
    #4,986Palm7,04143,850

    Who is named Roderick

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Roderick identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Rodericks

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Brande Roderick
      American model and actress, born 1974

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Rodrick

    Surnames that sound like Roderick

    Roderick has the Soundex code R362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R362.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Roderick come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Roderick?
    7,039 people in the United States had the surname Roderick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,862 Americans. It ranked 4,987th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Roderick?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Roderick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Roderick?
    Brande Roderick, American model and actress.
    Where is the surname Roderick most common?
    Wikidata records people named Roderick in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Roderick?
    Roderick is /ˈɹɒdəɹɪk/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Roderick getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,867 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,039 in 2010, up 2.5%.
    What are other spellings of Roderick?
    Rodrick.
    Is Roderick also a first name?
    Yes. Roderick 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.