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Rodney History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Rodney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Rodney family

The surname Rodney was first found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

Early History of the Rodney family

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Rodney Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Rodney family

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Rodney Ranking

In the United States, the name Rodney is the 8,356^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Rodney migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

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 +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

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 +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

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) +

August Rodney (1905-1984), American Major League Baseball player, coach, scout
George B. Rodney (1803-1883), American lawyer and U.S. Representative from Delaware
Thomas Rodney (1744-1811), American lawyer and Continental Congressman from Delaware
Fernando Rodney (b. 1977), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
Daniel Rodney (1764-1846), American merchant, Governor and U.S. Senator from Delaware
Caleb Rodney (1767-1840), American merchant and Governor of Delaware
Caesar Rodney (1728-1784), American signer of Declaration of Independence
Earl Rodney, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Florida 17th District, 1990 4
Daniel Rodney (1764-1846), American politician, Representative from Delaware at-large, 1822-23; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1826-27 4
Caesar Augustus Rodney (1772-1824), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1803-05, 1821-22; U.S. Attorney General, 1807-11 4
... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Rodney family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. Edward Rodney, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 5

Citations +

"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