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Rhode Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English rode (Old English rod rodu) designating someone who lived by a woodland clearing or for someone who came from a place so named such as Road (Somerset) Rhode (Somerset) Road Farm in Colebrook (Devon) Rhode in Halberton (Devon) Roade (Northamptonshire) Rode (Cheshire) and Rodd (Herefordshire). English: topographic name for someone who lived by a reed bed from Middle English rode (Old English hrēod). See also Rude and Trude . German: habitational name from any places called Rhode (Lower Saxony Rhineland) and Rhoden (Hesse Saxony-Anhalt former Silesia). German: variant of Rohde and in North America (also) an altered form of this.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Rode, Rhone, Rhodes, Rhoda, Roda, Rhody, Hoye, Rhoden, Rod, Hove

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Where is the Rhode family from?

You can see how Rhode families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rhode family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Rhode families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 22 Rhode families living in Alberta. This was about 34% of all the recorded Rhode's in Canada. Alberta had the highest population of Rhode families in 1911.
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What did your Rhode ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Servant were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Rhode. 55% of Rhode men worked as a Farmer and 50% of Rhode women worked as a Servant. Some less common occupations for Americans named Rhode were Farm W and Darner. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    55%
  • Labourer
    25%
  • Miner
    10%
  • Farm W
    10%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Servant
    50%
  • Darner
    50%
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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Rhode. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 22,000 military records available for the last name Rhode. For the veterans among your Rhode ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Rhode lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Rhode life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Rhode in 1941 was 42, and 80 in 2004.

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