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

Rodríguez Rodri, 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 Rodríguez Rodri surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rodríguez Rodri in America

Rodríguez Rodri is the 107134th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rodríguez Rodri surname appeared 166 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 Rodríguez Rodri.

The history of the last name Rodríguez Rodri

The surname RODRIGUEZRODRI has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in Spain and Portugal, during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish and Portuguese patronymic "Rodríguez," which means "son of Rodrigo." The name Rodrigo itself has Germanic roots, originating from the Germanic compound name "Roderick," meaning "rich" and "powerful."

One of the earliest documented records of the name RODRIGUEZRODRI can be found in the Siete Partidas, a renowned legal code compiled during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th century. This legal text contains references to individuals bearing the surname Rodríguez.

During the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest over Moorish territories in the Iberian Peninsula, several notable figures with the surname RODRIGUEZRODRI emerged. One such individual was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, better known as El Cid Campeador (c. 1043-1099), a celebrated Castilian knight and military leader renowned for his military campaigns against the Moors.

In the 15th century, the RODRIGUEZRODRI surname gained prominence with figures like Pedro Rodríguez de Campomanes (1723-1802), a Spanish politician, writer, and economist who played a significant role in the Spanish Enlightenment.

Another remarkable individual bearing this surname was Simón Rodríguez (1769-1854), a Venezuelan philosopher, educator, and mentor to Simón Bolívar, the renowned liberator of South America.

The RODRIGUEZRODRI surname also has a strong association with the exploration and conquest of the Americas. Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (c. 1475-1517), a Spanish explorer and conquistador, and Diego Rodríguez de Arias y Henríquez (c. 1474-1527), a Spanish conquistador and the first governor of Panama, both carried this surname.

In the realm of literature, the RODRIGUEZRODRI surname is associated with notable writers such as Claribel Alegría (1924-2018), a Nicaraguan poet, essayist, and novelist, and Luisa Rodríguez Iglesias (1915-1994), a Cuban writer and journalist known for her contributions to the literary movement of Afro-Cuban poetry.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rodríguez Rodri

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

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 Rodríguez Rodri 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.

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 Rodríguez Rodri was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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