Last Name RODD

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Meaning Local: At the rod, probably at the 'rod' of land, so called from its size, measuring a rod. Also, 'Rodd,' a place near Leominster, county Hereford, formerly the residence of the family. The most probable derivation is Rudd or Rodd.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 25,735 (2000 US census) 21,284 (1990 US census)
Count 899 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 82.65%, or 743 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 7.56%, or 68 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.78%, or 16 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 7.12%, or 64 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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