How common is the surname Rodriguez?

1,094,924 people in the United States had the surname Rodriguez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282 Americans. It ranked 9th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rodriguez?

Michelle Rodriguez, American actress, followed by Maxi Rodriguez.

The surnameRodriguez

A Spanish patronymic surname, the 9th most common in the United States.

Pronounced /ɹɑˈdɾiɡɛz/ 3 syllables Soundex R362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rodriguez is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Rodríguez (“son of Rodrigo”), equivalent to Roderick (“son of Roderick”).

Rodriguez is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,094,924 people named Rodriguez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 282 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 804,240.

rank among US surnames

1,094,924

people in 2010

371

per 100,000 Americans

+36.1%

change since 2000 (was #9)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1	Smith	2,442,977	126
#2	Johnson	1,932,812	160
#3	Williams	1,625,252	190
#4	Brown	1,437,026	215
#5	Jones	1,425,470	217
#6	Garcia	1,166,120	265
#7	Miller	1,161,437	266

Who is named Rodriguez

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

94% of people named Rodriguez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
White (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Rodriguezs

83 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michelle Rodriguez
American actress, born 1978
Maxi Rodriguez
Argentine association football player, born 1981
Delcy Rodriguez
Acting President of Venezuela since 2026
Robert Rodriguez
American filmmaker (born 1968)
Guido Rodríguez
Argentine association footballer, born 1994
Gina Rodriguez
American actress, born 1984
Sixto Rodriguez
American musician (1942–2023)
Clemente Rodríguez
Argentine association football player, born 1981
Georgina Rodríguez
Argentine-Spanish model (born 1994)
James Roday Rodriguez
American actor, born 1976
Alex Rodriguez
American baseball player and broadcaster, born 1975
Adam Rodríguez
American actor, writer, and director, born 1975

Notable Rodriguezs come mostly from the United States (40), Argentina (29) and Venezuela (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rodriguez

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

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rodriguez come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Rodríguez (“son of Rodrigo”), equivalent to Roderick (“son of Roderick”).
How common is the surname Rodriguez?: 1,094,924 people in the United States had the surname Rodriguez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282 Americans. It ranked 9th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rodriguez?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Rodriguez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rodriguez?: Michelle Rodriguez, American actress, followed by Maxi Rodriguez.