Rodier is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rodier
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Canada
Meaning: It is in the Lozère the name is the most common. One can think of a trade name, wheel manufacturer, wheelwright (Occitan "Rodier"), possibly a personal name of Germanic origin (see Roder). However, the best solution may be a place name with the meaning of "mill": many hamlets are called (the) Rodier, they are often linked to the presence of a mill (three examples in the Haute-Loire, two in the Puy-de-Dôme). In Lozere, there is a mill Rodier in Châteauneuf-de-Randon. Varientes: Rodié (34) Roddier (63).

How popular is Rodier?

Rodier is common in Canada.

Rodier is ranked 58738 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Rodier bearers increased by 0.7005254 per cent in 2010 US census to 575 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1624 spots and ranked at 38484. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.96 94.92
Hispanic or Latino 3.48 2.98
Rodier is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 7886 people have been found who wears Rodier as their family name. Rodier is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
24,766 Scotland2
5,859 Mauritius2
124,220 Italy2
19,046 Ireland2
26,532 Chile2
77,122 Sweden1
7,895 South Korea1
169,904 Brazil1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
49,101 Denmark1
2,724 New Caledonia1
2,232 French Polynesia1
17,236 Ghana1
16,640 Hong Kong1
14,373 Jordan1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
40,340 Malaysia1
56,169 Mexico1
2,309 Monaco1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,662 Belgium30
75,986 Spain20
3,830 Luxembourg20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,957 Switzerland81
Countries with hundreds of Rodier:
33,768 United States858
20,268 Australia124
37,308 England113
Countries with thousands of Rodier:
1,130 France5,560
4,274 Canada1,055
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Comments

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Jazmin Prentiss
rodier is derived rode, name derived from the Latin rota which means wheel and refers to the wheelwright business name became surname.

Rodier Namesakes

  • Derek Rodier, Soccer player
  • Charles-Séraphin Rodier Jr, Canadian Politician
  • Charles-Séraphin Rodier, Merchant
  • Charles-Séraphin Rodier Jr, Canadian Politician
  • Charles-Séraphin Rodier, Merchant
  • Charles-Séraphin Rodier Jr, Canadian Politician

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