Rhodes (surname)

Rhodes is a locational surname, with other spellings Rhoades, Rhoads, Roads, Roades, and Rodes, deriving from the Old English rod, meaning "a clearing in the woods",[1] or from one of a number of locations from this word. Topographical features provided obvious and convenient means of identification in the small communities of the Middle Ages, giving rise to various surnames. Locational surnames arose when former inhabitants of a place moved to another town or area and were identified by the name of their birthplace.[2]

Notable people with this surname include:

Rhodes A–D

Rhodes E–J

Rhodes K–Z
  • Kay Rhodes, American bridge player
  • Kerry Rhodes, American football safety
  • Kim Rhode, American double trap and skeet shooter
  • Kim Rhodes, American actress
  • Leah Rhodes, former American costume designer
  • Lou Rhodes, English singer and songwriter
  • Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty, British television and film actress
  • Luke Rhodes (born 1992), American football player
  • The Honourable Margaret Rhodes, first cousin and close friend of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Marjorie Rhodes (1897–1979), British actress of motion pictures and television
  • Mark Rhodes, British pop singer and television presenter
  • Mel Rhodes, creativity researcher and originator of the 4 P of creativity
  • Michael Rhodes (disambiguation), several people
  • Mike Rhodes, American football player
  • Nick Rhodes, the English keyboardist for Duran Duran
  • P. J. Rhodes, professor of Ancient History at University of Durham specializing in Greek politics
  • Pam Rhodes, British television presenter
  • Paul Rhodes, Canadian political strategist
  • Pauline Rhodes (born 1937), New Zealand artist
  • Peter Rhodes, former American journalist
  • Peyton Nelle Rhodes, 15th president and namesake of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Philip Rhodes, prolific boat designer who designed the 1962 America's Cup winner, Weatherly
  • Phillip Rhodes, drummer for the Gin Blossoms
  • Randi Rhodes, talk radio host
  • Ray Rhodes, former American football head coach
  • Richard Rhodes (born 1937), American author, notably of Deadly Feastsabout prion diseases, and of The Making of the Atomic Bomb
  • Robert Heaton Rhodes (1815–1884), New Zealand politician
  • Rufus N. Rhodes, founder of the Birmingham News, and vice-president of the Associated Press
  • Rufus R. Rhodes, Chief Clerk of the Confederate Patent Office, 1861–1865
  • Sarah Rhodes (1787–1862), illustrator
  • Stephen Rhodes, former weekday daytime presenter on BBC Three Counties Radio
  • Steve Rhodes, former English cricketer
  • Teddy Tahu Rhodes (born 1966), New Zealand bass-baritone
  • Thomas L. Rhodes, American political editor and president of National Review magazine
  • Trevante Rhodes (born 1990), American sportsman in track and fields and film and television actor
  • Trevor Rhodes (footballer) (1909–1993), English soccer player
  • Tuffy Rhodes, professional baseball player
  • James Rupert Rhodes, the comic-book superhero War Machine
  • Wilfred Rhodes, former English cricketer
  • William Rhodes (disambiguation), several people
  • Xavier Rhodes, American Football Cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings
  • Zandra Rhodes, English fashion designer

Rhoades

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Roads

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See also

References
  1. http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/rhodes/4819/
  2. Rhodes at surnamedb.com
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