Road Family History

For someone who lived by a woodland clearing (Middle English rode Old English *rod *rodu) 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 (Northants), Rode (Cheshire), and Rodd (Herefs).

See also Trodd and compare Rhode.

For someone who lived by a reed bed, from Middle English rode (Old English hrēod).

See also Roud, Rude, and Trude.