Rhode Family History

Rhode Surname 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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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 1891 there were 75 Rhode families living in Yorkshire. This was about 27% of all the recorded Rhode's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Rhode families in 1891.

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What did your Rhode ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Rhode.

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Unpaid domestic duties

90%

Tailoress

10%

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

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There are 22K 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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Rhode Surname Meaning

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

Where is the Rhode family from?

What did your Rhode ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Rhode.

Data not to scale

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

Unpaid domestic duties

90%

Tailoress

10%

What Rhode family records will you find?

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.

Rhode Family History

Rhode Surname Meaning

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Rhode Surname Meaning

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What did your Rhode ancestors do for a living?

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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