Roda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Roda

What does the name Roda mean?

The noble Spanish surname Roda is toponymic in origin, based on the name of the place where the initial bearer once resided or held land. The surname Roda is taken directly from the Spanish word "rueda," derived from the Latin "rota," meaning literally "arched wood that forms a bow." The word in Catalan is "roda," meaning "wheel."

The variant Rada is both a Spanish and Catalan topographic name from "rada," meaning "natural hay." There are numerous places named Rada including Rada he Haro, La Rada, and Rada de Moraira. The name could also be a variant of the Basque Arrada from the place called Aradda in Navarre.

Early Origins of the Roda family

The surname Roda was first found in the mountains of Burgos, in the northern regions of the Iberian peninsula. Early records of the name Roda show that Francisco de Perellos, Carmalengo del Rey, was granted the noble title of Viscount of Rueda by Pedro IV de Aragon in 1366.

Early History of the Roda family

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Roda Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Roda, Rota, Roa, Ruedas and others.

Early Notables of the Roda family

the Spanish writer Lope de Rueda (c. 1510-1565), who was born in Seville. His originality resided in his works called "pasos," a blend of comic and satiric anecdotes. Diego Rueda Rico (1575-1639), was a Roman Catholic prelate. Rodrigo Jiménez...
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Roda Ranking

In France, the name Roda is the 5,427^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Roda migration to the United States +

Roda Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A Roda, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835 2

Roda migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Roda Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Albert Roda, (Rhock), aged 30, a Polish farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cartvale" in 1874
Marianne Roda, (Rhock), aged 33, (d. 1925), Polish settler who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cartvale" in 1874
Julianne Roda, (Rhock), aged 4, Polish settler who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cartvale" in 1874
Johan Roda, (Rhock), aged 3, Polish settler who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cartvale" in 1874
Josef Roda, (Rhock), aged 6 months, Polish settler who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cartvale" in 1874
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Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)