Rodgers
Rodgers is a patronymic surname deriving from the given name of "Rodger" commonly used by the Normans and meaning "son of Rodger". Variant form of Rogers.
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The name
In England, the name Rodger could’ve derived from the pre-7th century Old English name
However, it is more likely that the name Rodger was introduced to England after the
The
From the Old Norse, Hroð-geirr; from the
It was introduced to Ireland when the Anglo-Normans invaded in the 1170s and then later in the Cromwellian invasions. However, many occurrences of it in Ireland represent an Anglicisation of Mac Ruaidhrí and Mac Ruairí in the newer and current standard spelling.[8]
The
The name was "rare or absent in England north of a line drawn from the
From this vantage, we explored the aforementioned "Scotch" (Scottish) origin further. In this case, many of the records were recorded in the
"The family of Rogers of Home, in
Roger of Salisbury (died 1139), "also called Roger the Great, bishop of Salisbury and justiciar, was of humble origin, and originally priest of a little chapel near Caen. The future king, Henry I, chanced, while riding out from Caen, to turn aside to this chapel to hear mass. Roger, guessing the temper of his audience, went through the service with such speed that they declared him the very man for a soldier's chaplain, and Henry took him into his service."[9]
Surname
- Aaron Rodgers (born 1983), American football player
- Alan Rodgers (1959–2014), American science fiction and horror writer, editor, and poet
- Amari Rodgers (born 1999), American football player
- Andre Rodgers (1934–2004), American professional baseball player
- Andy Rodgers (born 1983), Scottish footballer
- Andy Rodgers (musician) (1922–2004), American Delta blues harmonicist, guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Anton Rodgers (1933–2007), British actor and director
- Bill Rodgers (disambiguation), several people
- Brendan Rodgers (disambiguation), multiple people
- Buck Rodgers (born 1938), American baseball player and manager
- Calbraith Perry Rodgers (1879–1912), American aviation pioneer
- Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers (1819–1892), American admiral
- Clodagh Rodgers (born 1947), Northern Ireland singer and actress
- Daniel T. Rodgers (born about 1932), American historian and emeritus
- Dave Rodgers (Giancarlo Pasquini, born 1963), Italian songwriter, composer, and producer
- David H. Rodgers (1923–2017), American politician
- Eleazar Rodgers (born 1985), South African footballer
- Francis Silas Rodgers(1841–1911), American cotton merchant of Charleston, South Carolina
- Frederick Rodgers (1842–1917), American admiral
- George Rodgers (disambiguation), several people
- Guy Rodgers (1935–2001), American professional basketball player
- Ilona Rodgers (born 1942), British actress and television presenter
- Ira Rodgers (1895–1963), American football, basketball, baseball, and golf player and coach
- Isaiah Rodgers (born 1997), American football player
- Jacquizz Rodgers (born 1990), of the Atlanta Falcons
- James W. Rodgers (1910–1960), American criminal executed by firing squad in Utah
- Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)(1897–1933), American country singer
- Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer) (1933–2021), American pop singer
- Jimmy Rodgers (basketball) (born 1943), American basketball coach
- John Rodgers (disambiguation), several people
- Johnny Rodgers (born 1951), American football player
- Jordan Rodgers (born 1988), American football player; brother of Aaron
- Joseph Lee Rodgers (born 1953), American psychologist
- Lorraine Rodgers (1921–2018), American pilot, first American woman to fly in World War II
- Luke Rodgers (born 1982), English footballer (soccer player)
- Marion Rodgers (1921–2017), American military pilot, Tuskegee Airmen
- Marion Elizabeth Rodgers, American author and scholar
- Mary Rodgers (1931–2014), American composer and author of children's books, daughter of Richard Rodgers
- Mighty Mo Rodgers (born 1942), American blues musician and record producer
- Nigel Rodgers (born 1952), British writer and campaigner
- Nile Rodgers (born 1952), American bassist and producer
- Paul Rodgers (born 1949), British singer-songwriter
- Pepper Rodgers (1931–2020), American football player and coach
- Raymond P. Rodgers (1849–1925), American admiral
- Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), American composer
- Richard Rodgers II, American football tight end
- Sonny Rodgers (1939–1990), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Stephen Rodgers (born 1953)
Thurcroft and Dinnington, South Yorkshire
- T. J. Rodgers (born 1948), American businessman
- Thelma Rodgers, Antarctic scientist from New Zealand
- Thomas Malin Rodgers (1943–2012), puzzle collector and founder of Gathering 4 Gardner
- W. R. Rodgers (1909–1969), known as "Bertie" Rogers, Northern Ireland poet
- William Ledyard Rodgers (1860–1944), American admiral
- Woodall Rodgers (1890–1961), American attorney, businessman, and mayor of Dallas
Given name
- Rodgers Grant (1935–2012), American jazz pianist, composer, and lyricist
- Rodgers Kola (born 1989), Zambian footballer
- Rodgers Rop (born 1976), long-distance runner from Kenya
- Rodgers Kamota (born 2002), Zimbabwean game developer, hobbyist guitarist
See also
- Rodgers House (disambiguation)
- Rodgers Instruments, organ builder (Rodgers Organs, digital and pipe combination organs)
- Rodgers Stores, defunct chain of stores in Portland, Oregon
- Rural Municipality of Rodgers No. 133, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Rodger, a surname
- Rogers (surname)
- Rogers (disambiguation)
References
- ^ 1990 Census Name Files Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
- ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Roger".
- ^ "Roger Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ Walden, Lisa (2020-01-02). "If you have one of these 22 surnames, you could be of Viking descent". Country Living. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Hroogeirr". name-doctor.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
- ^ "Rodgers Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ISBN 0198605617; p. 529
- ^ "Rodgers Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. January 2000. Retrieved 2022-12-10.