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Where did the Spanish Rodriguez family come from? What is the Spanish Rodriguez family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rodriguez family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rodriguez family history?
The prestigious surname Rodriguez originated in Spain, a country which has figured prominently in world affairs for hundreds of years. The name is patronymic in origin, deriving from the name of the father of the initial bearer, and its roots can be traced back to the Visigoths, the Germanic tribe who ruled Spain between the mid-5th and early 8th centuries. Rodriguez is derived from the Germanic personal name "Hrodric," which is composed of the elements "hrod," meaning "renown," and "ric," meaning "power." Thus, the name Rodriguez combines this personal name with the patronymic suffix "-ez," and refers to "a famous ruler."
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rodríguez, Rodriguez, Rhodriquez, Rhodriguez, Rodriz, Rodríguiz, Rodriguiz, Rodrigo, Roderiz, Ruderiz, Roiz and many more.First found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rodriguez research. Another 456 words(33 lines of text) covering the years 1194, 1199, 1228, 1300, 1380, 1410, 1440, and 1581 are included under the topic Early Rodriguez History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Rodriguez. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
- Juan Rodríguez Serrano voyaged with Magellan as far as the Philippines, and commanded the fleet after Magellan's death in 1521
- Vicente Rodríguez, who emigrated to Peru in 1560
- Beatriz Rodríguez, settled in Puerto Rico in 1560
- Sebastian Rodríguez, settled in Colombia in 1561
- Bartolomé Rodríguez, settled in Nicaragua in 1561 with his wife Catalina and sons Francisco and Diego
Rodriguez Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Cipriano Rodriguez, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1802
- Cristobal Rodriguez, who arrived in America in 1812
- Catalina Rodriguez, who arrived in America in 1817
- Fernando Rodriguez, who landed in America in 1817
- Alexandro Rodriguez, aged 32, landed in New Orleans, La in 1825
Rodriguez Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Celestino Rodriguez, who arrived in Alabama in 1919
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- Robert Anthony Rodriguez (b. 1968), American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and musician
- Manuel Gómez Rodríguez Gómez (1928-2006), American neurologist
- Dr. Juan G Rodríguez, American entomologist
- Master Sergeant Cleto Rodriguez (1923-1990), American soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
- Vicente Almodóvar Rodríguez, Spanish civil engineer
- Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra (b. 1948), Spanish politician
- Enrique Rodríguez (b. 1951), Spanish Olympic boxer
- Julio María Zapata y Rodríguez, Spanish architect
- Mario Rodríguez Cobos (1938-2010), Argentine writer and founder of the Humanist Movement
- Angel Jurado Rodríguez (b. 1923), Bolivian metallurgical engineer
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- Our Rodriguez Family: Descendants of Manuel Rodriguez and Isabel Ortega Alvarez of Spain by B.M. Rodriguez.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
- de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Heraldic Patronimica Española Y Sus Patronimicos Compuestos. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1976. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
- Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
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The Rodriguez Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rodriguez Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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