Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In English use, Rodgers has a related form in Roger. An origin associated with Roger is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Rodgers has a related form in Roger. The history of Roger gives this family its wider story. Roger’s historical bearers include members of the aristocracy.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rodgers through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 541
- 541 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1951. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 302 as a first name in 2020; 73,646 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rodgers’s family of names
In English usage, Rodgers has a related form in Roger. In English usage, Rodgers has a related form in Rogers.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Rodgers
- Rodgers KolaZambian footballerborn 1989
- Rodgers KwemoiKenyan male long-distance runnerborn 1998
- Rodgers RopKenyan distance runnerborn 1976
- Rodgers GrantAmerican jazz pianist and composer (1936–2012)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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