Rodwell is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rodwell
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Variant of the Rowell. A hamlet of Hawling, county of Gloucester.

The surname is the variant of Roswell. Said to be a corruption of the French Rosseville. It is therefore local. Kent, in his Grammar of Heraldry, speaks of the Rev. Sam. Rosewell, of London, M.A., as "descended from the Rosewells, of Somersetshire, Wiltshire, and Devon, who came in with the Conqueror."

Rodwell is the variant form of Rowell. One who came from Rowell, i.e., rue stream, in Gloucestershire; dweller at a spring frequented by roes; descendant of little Rowland meaning "fame, land".

Rodwell is a form of Rosewall. One who came from Rosenwald, i.e., rose forest, in Germany.

Dweller at the spring, or well, by the road, or cross; one who came from Rodwell, i.e., red spring, or stream, the name of places in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.

Rodwell is variant of Rothwell. One who came from Rothwell, i.e., spring or stream by a clearing, the name of several places in England; dweller near a red spring or stream.

Family name Rodwell is a variant of the Rosewell. See Roswell - Said to be a corruption of the French Rosseville. It is therefore local. Kent, in his Grammar of Heraldry, speaks of the Rev. Sam. Rosewell, of London, M.A., as "descended from the Rosewells, of Somersetshire, Wiltshire, and Devon, who came in with the Conqueror."

Rodwell is a form of Rothwell. 1. Parishes in counties Northampton, Lincoln, and York. 2. The faimily are presumed to be of Dutch extraction. The ancestor of the Rothwells of Meath accompanied William III. to Ireland. B.L.G.

How popular is Rodwell?

Rodwell is common in England, Australia, United States, Malawi, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland.

Rodwell is ranked 67611 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Rodwell bearers increased by 5.45 per cent in 2010 US census to 1007 since 2000, the surname slipped by 218 spots and ranked at 24747. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 51.64 53.93
Black 41.81 40.21
Others 2.68 2.62
Hispanic or Latino 2.38 1.88
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.89 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.6 0
Rodwell is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Montserrat is ahead in terms of density. Around 7361 person has been found who wears Rodwell as their family name. Rodwell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Rodwell:
2,876 England2,746
2,324 Australia1,632
23,929 United States1,438
Countries with hundreds of Rodwell:
4,476 Malawi575
16,308 Canada228
26,840 South Africa201
4,714 New Zealand168
4,267 Scotland109
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,098 Wales36
13,263 Botswana28
7,397 Ireland28
13,856 Singapore17
231,005 France17
60,840 Belgium16
390,733 Thailand12
235,042 Germany11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
350,626 Brazil10
84,476 Zimbabwe9
92,666 Spain7
101,176 Netherlands6

Rodwell Namesakes

  • Eric Rodwell, American professional bridge player
  • John Medows Rodwell, friend of Charles Darwin while both matriculated at Cambridge
  • Lindy Rodwell, South African zoologist and conservationist
  • John S. Rodwell, ecologist
  • Tony Rodwell, English former professional footballer
  • Jim Rodwell, former chairman of Boston United and also a former professional footballer

Rodwell Namesakes

  • Eric Rodwell, American professional bridge player
  • John Medows Rodwell, friend of Charles Darwin while both matriculated at Cambridge
  • Lindy Rodwell, South African zoologist and conservationist
  • John S. Rodwell, ecologist
  • Tony Rodwell, English former professional footballer
  • Jim Rodwell, former chairman of Boston United and also a former professional footballer

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