Roddis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Roddis family

The surname Roddis was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1379 when Henry Rodehouse held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Roddis family

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Roddis Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Roydhouse, Roodhouse, Rodhouse, Roddis, Roddus, Roadus, Roadis, Roiduss and many more.

Early Notables of the Roddis family

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Migration of the Roddis family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Roddis (post 1700) +

Robert W. Roddis (b. 1951), American Libertarian politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1980, 1988, 1990 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html