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Where did the French Rodney family come from? What is the French Rodney family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rodney family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rodney family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rodez, Roder, Rodaiz, Rodais, Rodet, Rauddez, Rauder, Raudet and many more.

First found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rodney research. Another 262 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1271, 1507, and 1784 are included under the topic Early Rodney History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Rodney Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rodney Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Edward Rodney, aged 34, landed in New York in 1832
  • Joseph Rodney, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851

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  • Caesar Rodney (1728-1784), American signer of Declaration of Independence
  • Caleb Rodney (1767-1840), merchant and Governor of Delaware
  • Daniel Rodney (1764-1846), merchant, Governor and U.S. Senator from Delaware
  • Fernando Rodney (b. 1977), relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
  • Thomas Rodney (1744-1811), lawyer and Continental Congressman from Delaware
  • George B. Rodney (1803-1883), lawyer and U.S. Representative from Delaware
  • August Rodney (1905-1984), American professional baseball player, coach, scout
  • Admiral George Brydges Rodney KB (1719-1792), 1st Baron Rodney, English naval commander
  • Walter Rodney (1942-1980), Guyanese historian and politician


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  2. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  3. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  4. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  5. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  6. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  7. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  8. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  9. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  10. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
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The Rodney Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rodney 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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