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Where did the German Rod family come from? What is the German Rod family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rod family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rod family history?
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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
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- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Roder, Roeder, Roeders, Road, Roed, Roade, Roede and many more.First found in the Rhineland, where the name became noted for its many branches within the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied and enrolled by the princes of the region. The name can be traced back to the mediaeval German word Rod-her, meaning "famous soldier." The family moved north from early on, and chronicles first mention the Pomeranian knight Roderus of Rostock in 1282, Henrich Roder of Rostock in 1299, Nicolaus Roeder of Greifswald in 1385, and Conrad Roederer of Ortenau in 1300. In their later history the family became quite powerful and were elevated to the ranks of nobility.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Rod. 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:
Rod Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Jeremy Rod, who settled in Virginia in 1630
Rod Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Eliz Rod, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731
- Laurence Rod, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731
- Jacob Rod, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
- Jacob Rod, who immigrated to Maryland in 1764
Rod Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- A Rod, aged 25, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835
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- Edouard Rod (1857-1910), Swiss writer
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- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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- Tarneller, Josef. Zur Namenkunde Tirolen Familiennamen. Bozen: Buchhandlung, 1923. Print.
- Strassburger, Ralph B. German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
- Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
- Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
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The Rod Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rod 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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