| ![Show Contents]() Rhoda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Germany
Early Origins of the Rhoda familyThe surname Rhoda was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. Early History of the Rhoda familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rhoda research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1559, 1591, 1700 and 1790 are included under the topic Early Rhoda History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rhoda Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rhode, Rhod, Rhodes, Rhhode, Rhhodes, Rhodese, Rhods, Rode and many more. Early Notables of the Rhoda familyAnother 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rhoda Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Rhoda migration to Australia | + |
Rhoda Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- James Rhoda, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Bussorah Merchant" in 1848 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Rhoda (post 1700) | + |
- Ethel Rhoda McNeile (1875-1922), British missionary and headmistress from London
- Rhoda Ann Roberts (1959-2026), Indigenous Australian theatre and arts director, arts executive, television presenter, and actor, head of Indigenous programming at the Sydney Opera House from 2012 until 2021
- Rhoda Jean Bryan Billings (1937-2025), American lawyer and a jurist, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (1986)
- Rhoda Jane Levine (1932-2026), American opera director, choreographer and a faculty member at several schools of music
- Rhoda Janzen (b. 1963), American poet, academic and memoirist, a finalist for a Thurber Prize for American Humor in 2010
- Rhoda A. Daniel (b. 1920), American sergeant in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, first all-female, all-African-American battalion to server overseas
- Rhoda E Perozzi, American professor in the Department of Biology at Virginia Commonwealth University
- Rhoda Kadalie (1953-2022), South African academic, founder of the Gender Equity Unit at University of Western Cape (UWC)
- Rhoda S. Lund, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1956, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1972 (delegation chair)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BUSSORAH MERCHANT 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848BussorahMerchant.htm
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