| ![Show Contents]() Rodney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Rodney familyThe surname Rodney was first found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since very early times. Early History of the Rodney familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rodney research. Another 217 words (16 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 and printed products wherever possible. Rodney Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rodez, Roder, Rodaiz, Rodais, Rodet, Rauddez, Rauder, Raudet and many more. Early Notables of the Rodney familyMore information is included under the topic Early Rodney Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rodney Rankingthe United States, the name Rodney is the 8,356th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Rodney migration to the United States | + |
Rodney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Edward Rodney, aged 34, who landed in New York in 1832 2
- Joseph Rodney, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
| Rodney migration to Canada | + |
Rodney Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Sgt. George Bridges Rodney U.E. who settled in Home District [York County], Ontario c. 1786 he died in New Brunswick 3
Rodney Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Anne Rodney, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1820
| Rodney migration to Australia | + |
Rodney Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Thomas Rodney, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Fitzjames"
| Contemporary Notables of the name Rodney (post 1700) | + |
- George Brydges Rodney (1803-1883), American politician, Representative from Delaware at-large, 1841-1845, son of Daniel Rodney 4
- August Rodney (1905-1984), American Major League Baseball player, coach, scout
- Fernando Rodney (b. 1977), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
- Caleb Rodney (1767-1840), American merchant and Governor of Delaware
- Thomas Rodney (1744-1811), American politician, Member of Delaware State Legislature, 1787; Justice of Delaware State Supreme Court, 1802; Judge of Mississippi Territorial Supreme Court, 1803; Federal Judge, 1811 5
- John Henry Rodney (1839-1913), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Democratic National Committee from Delaware, 1888 5
- James S. Rodney, American Democratic Party politician, City manager of Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1934; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948 5
- Earl Rodney, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Florida 17th District, 1990 5
- Daniel Rodney (1764-1846), American politician, Representative from Delaware at-large, 1822-23; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1826-27 5
- ... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Historic Events for the Rodney family | + |
- Mr. Edward Rodney, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 5
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 5) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html
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