# Rodrigues (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 31,280 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,122 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,870 people |
| Change since 2000 | +17% (26,652 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Portuguese Rodrigues (“son of Rodrigo”). Also from Spanish Rodrigues, variant spelling of Rodríguez. The island is named after Portuguese explorer Diogo Rodrigues (c. 1490–1577).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rodrigues 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) | 46% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 41% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rodrigues in Brazil, Australia and Guinea-Bissau.

## People named Rodrigues

- Márcio Rodrigues, Brazilian association football player
- Kayke Rodrigues, Brazilian association football player
- Roger Rodrigues da Silva, Brazilian association football player
- Josimar Rodrigues Souza Roberto, Brazilian association football player
- Edson Rodrigues, Brazilian association football player
- Leandro Rodrigues, Brazilian association football player
- Jairo Rodrigues, Brazilian association football player
- Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues, Brazilian footballer (1892-1965)
- José Rodrigues Neto, Brazilian footballer (1949-2019)
- Pedro Rodrigues Filho, Brazilian serial killer (1954–2023)
- Bruno Rodrigues, Brazilian association football player
- Nelson Rodrigues, Brazilian writer and playwright (1912–1980)

and 37 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

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

## 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.