Rody Surname History

Origins Available:
Scotland

Early Origins of the Rody family

The surname Rody was first found in Kirkcudbright, where they held a family seat. They held a family seat in the barony of Reddick, slurred as in Berwick from Red Wick. The early pronunciation of the name was Rerrick, hence, Archdeacon Gilbert de Rerrick of Glasgow who was elected to Scottish Parliament in 1467. At this time the name took on the more modern spelling of Reddik, and John Reddik was chief of his name in 1599. He held a family seat at Barharrow.

Early History of the Rody family

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Rody Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Reddick, Redick, Redicke, Riddock, Riddoch, Ridock, Riddick and many more.

Early Notables of the Rody family

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Rody migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rody Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Rody, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1740 1
Maria Rody, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1746 1
Augustus Rody, who landed in Mississippi in 1799 1

Rody Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Rody, who arrived in Maryland in 1809 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Rody (post 1700) +

Rody Kenny Courtice (1891-1973), born Roselyn Margaret Kenny, a Canadian painter and teacher who was once associated with the Group of Seven

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)