Find out how popular the last name Roderíguez is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Roderíguez.

Roderíguez, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Roderíguez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Roderíguez in America

Roderíguez is the 104602nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Roderíguez surname appeared 171 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Roderíguez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Roderíguez to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Roderíguez

The surname Rodriguez is of Spanish origin, derived from the given name Rodrigo, which is itself derived from the Germanic elements "rod" meaning "famous" and "ric" meaning "power". The name likely emerged in the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula.

Rodriguez is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding the suffix "-ez" to the given name Rodrigo, indicating "son of". This was a common practice in Spain and other Spanish-speaking regions, where patronymic surnames were widespread.

Early records of the surname Rodriguez can be found in medieval Spanish documents and chronicles. One notable example is the 13th-century Spanish epic poem "El Cantar de Mio Cid", which features characters with the surname Rodriguez.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Rodriguez was Álvaro Rodríguez de Valcárcel, a 13th-century Spanish nobleman and military leader who played a significant role in the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

Another notable historical figure with the surname Rodriguez was Pedro Rodríguez de Campomanes (1723-1802), a Spanish politician, economist, and writer who served as President of the Council of Castile and played a crucial role in the Enlightenment in Spain.

In the 16th century, the Spanish explorer and conquistador Diego Rodríguez de Arias y Maldonado (c. 1500-1556) was among the first Europeans to explore and settle in the region that is now Costa Rica.

Francisco Rodríguez Marín (1855-1943) was a renowned Spanish philologist, bibliographer, and literary critic who made significant contributions to the study of Spanish literature and folklore.

Margarita Rodríguez García (1926-2023) was a Spanish playwright, novelist, and screenwriter known for her works that explored themes of social injustice and the struggles of women in Spanish society.

Throughout history, the surname Rodriguez has been spread across the Spanish-speaking world due to Spanish colonization and migration. It remains a common surname in Spain, Latin America, and among Hispanic communities worldwide.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Roderíguez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Roderíguez.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Roderíguez was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Roderíguez has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Roderíguez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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