Rogers is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rogers
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

See Roger - A personal name, unknown here before the Conquest. Many persons called Roger, and Rogerus, occur as tenants in Domesday. From it are formed Rogers, Rodgers, Rogerson, etc., and from its name, Hodge, we get Hodges, Hodgson, Hodgkin, Hotckin, Hotchkins, Hotchkiss, Hodgkinson, Hoskins, Hodd, Hodson, Hudson. The Norman patronymical form is Fitz-Roger, and the Welsh, Ap-Roger, now Prodger

The family of Rogers of Home, in Shropshire, are a cadet of the Norburys of Norbury in that county. In 7. Edward II, Roger de Norbury, son of Philip, and grandson of Roger de Norbury, had a grant of the estate of Home. His son took the name of Rogers, and his posterity under that appellation have ever since resided at Home. B.L.G.

The family of Rogers, of Wisdome, county of Devon, baronets, claim to be descended from John Rogers, prebendary of St. Paul's, the first victim of the Marian persecution.

Lastname Rogers is a form of the Roger. A personal name, unknown here before the Conquest. Many persons called Roger, and Rogerus, occur as tenants in Domesday. From it are formed Rogers, Rodgers, Rogerson, etc., and from its name, Hodge, we get Hodges, Hodgson, Hodgkin, Hotckin, Hotchkins, Hotchkiss, Hodgkinson, Hoskins, Hodd, Hodson, Hudson. The Norman patronymical form is Fitz-Roger, and the Welsh, Ap-Roger, now Prodger.

The variation of Rodgers. See Rogers - See Roger - A personal name, unknown here before the Conquest. Many persons called Roger, and Rogerus, occur as tenants in Domesday. From it are formed Rogers, Rodgers, Rogerson, etc., and from its name, Hodge, we get Hodges, Hodgson, Hodgkin, Hotckin, Hotchkins, Hotchkiss, Hodgkinson, Hoskins, Hodd, Hodson, Hudson. The Norman patronymical form is Fitz-Roger, and the Welsh, Ap-Roger, now Prodger

The family of Rogers of Home, in Shropshire, are a cadet of the Norburys of Norbury in that county. In 7. Edward II, Roger de Norbury, son of Philip, and grandson of Roger de Norbury, had a grant of the estate of Home. His son took the name of Rogers, and his posterity under that appellation have ever since resided at Home. B.L.G.

The family of Rogers, of Wisdome, county of Devon, baronets, claim to be descended from John Rogers, prebendary of St. Paul's, the first victim of the Marian persecution.

The son of Roger meaning "fame, spear".

Is the variation of Rouge. The red.

How popular is Rogers?

Rogers is common in United States, England, Sierra Leone, Australia, Canada, Wales, South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland, Liberia, Scotland, Tanzania, Northern Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, France, Guyana, Saint Martin, Thailand, Germany, Chile, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Dominican Republic, Panama, Anguilla, Jamaica, United States Virgin Islands, Fiji, Argentina, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Japan, Barbados, Brazil, Mauritius, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Switzerland, Bahamas, Guatemala, Venezuela, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Rogers is ranked 931 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Rogers bearers increased by 2.67 per cent in 2010 US census to 302261 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5 spots and ranked at 66. The last name was found in around 1 per thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.4 77.8
Black 18.53 17.66
Hispanic or Latino 2.62 1.77
Others 2.1 1.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.82 0.77
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.54 0.42
Rogers is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Anguilla lie ahead in terms of density. Around 572368 people have been found who wears Rogers as their family name. Rogers is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Rogers:
57 United States385,436
Countries with ten thousands of Rogers:
86 England62,214
37 Sierra Leone32,110
79 Australia30,431
169 Canada20,770
Countries with thousands of Rogers:
31 Wales7,190
1,618 South Africa4,192
110 New Zealand3,905
255 Ireland3,711
166 Liberia3,582
570 Scotland1,679
4,015 Tanzania1,539
332 Northern Ireland1,184
Countries with hundreds of Rogers:
204 Trinidad and Tobago970
11,482 Nigeria936
12,599 France754
181 Guyana652
21 Saint Martin617
18,204 Thailand582
19,131 Germany500
1,837 Chile494
8,242 Spain462
10,708 Saudi Arabia437
1,552 Dominican Republic424
958 Panama347
10 Anguilla336
993 Jamaica325
31 United States Virgin Islands325
493 Fiji314
11,558 Argentina313
38 Saint Kitts and Nevis291
12,845 Uganda273
9,277 Zimbabwe251
14,829 Japan243
294 Barbados220
35,996 Brazil210
1,304 Mauritius207
106,004 India199
9,522 Malaysia193
10,576 Mexico185
15,599 Netherlands177
69,745 Philippines150
7,250 Switzerland144
375 Bahamas134
3,229 Guatemala125
6,359 Venezuela116
192 Grenada106
256 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,115 Costa Rica100
7,289 Sweden98
1,347 Suriname96
112,504 Russia84
11,903 Israel82
26,996 Kenya82
180 Jersey76
141 Bermuda75
7,557 Denmark73
898 Belize69
258 Antigua and Barbuda67
434 Malta66
69,332 Italy62
7,697 Portugal57
1,356 China55
13,264 Norway53
261 Guernsey51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,331 Kuwait48
36,293 Greece47
2,983 Hong Kong38
396 Aruba37
10,328 Ecuador36
204,828 Indonesia33
40,209 Belgium31
8,109 Estonia31
755 Saint Lucia31
15,017 Iraq26
713 Isle of Man26
302 Gibraltar25
12,178 Colombia24
18,579 Finland24
15,343 Botswana22
48,900 Papua New Guinea22
397 Cayman Islands21
3,514 New Caledonia21
54,411 Czechia20
9,141 Sri Lanka20
277 Curaçao19
67 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha17
13,856 Singapore17
14,441 Afghanistan16
5,325 Cyprus16
1,850 Iceland16
604 South Korea16
23,687 United Arab Emirates15
11,535 Ghana14
2,625 Rwanda14
2,518 Vietnam14
61,025 Austria12
26,891 Qatar12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
328 Monaco10
112,590 Cameroon9
54,497 Morocco9
3,042 Puerto Rico9
479 Samoa9
714 Vanuatu9
1,431 American Samoa8
53,030 Hungary8
138,864 Poland8
283,701 Ukraine8
32,669 Zambia8
453 British Virgin Islands7
62,289 Egypt7
710 Greenland7
84,222 Pakistan7
13,939 Palestine7
8,162 Sudan7
8,345 Cuba6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ann Rogers worked as weaver and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 23 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Henrietta Mary and arrived on May 15, 1846. Maid Bridget Rogers, James Rogers (23) Weaver, Margaret Rogers, aged 20, 11 years old Rose Rogers, Margt. Rogers, aged 24, Workwoman Martin Rogers, Cormick Rogers (32) Workman, Peter Rogers (23) Workman, and 545 other Rogers around 46.53% of whom were workman while others worked as dressmaker and spinster, carpenter, farmer, mechanic, house keeper, seamstress, milliner, tailoress, servant, peddler or pedlar migrated to US.

From Germany

18 years old butcher Jacob Rogers who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 18, 1852 by John Merrick put out from London. 20 years old Philippina Rogers, Laborer George Rogers, Catherine Rogers, Johan Rogers (20), Merchant Charles Rogers, 27 years old Mrs. Rogers, Carpenter Haver Rogers, Charles Rogers, 18 years old Hortense Rogers, Catherine Rogers, aged 19, and 20 other Rogers majority of whom were laborer and others worked as farmer migrated to US from London, Antwerp, Hamburg, Bremen, Falmouth & Havre, Havre & London and Liverpool.

Rogers Namesakes

  • S. E. Rogers, Manitoba politician
  • Trevor Rogers, former New Zealand member of parliament
  • Sion Hart Rogers, U.S. Congressman
  • A. B. Rogers, American surveyor now best remembered for his discovery of the Rogers Pass
  • Howard Rogers, illustrator
  • Nigel Rogers, English multilingual tenor, music conductor
  • Bernard Rogers, American composer
  • Ralph B. Rogers, American industrialist
  • Randolph Rogers, American Neoclassical sculptor
  • Joel Augustus Rogers, Jamaican-American author, journalist
  • Bo Rogers, former Canadian Football League cornerback
  • Jacob S. Rogers, American businessman
  • Thomas D. Rogers, Thomas D. Rogers, Sr
  • Patricia Helen Rogers, Canadian philanthropist and social activist
  • Ernesto Nathan Rogers, Italian architect, writer and educator
  • James D. Rogers, President and CEO of Kampgrounds of America until December 2015
  • T. Gary Rogers, entrepreneur and executive
  • Joel Townsley Rogers, American writer
  • Mark E. Rogers, American author and illustrator
  • Bruce Holland Rogers, American author of short fiction
  • David McGregor Rogers, farmer and Member of the 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada
  • Fairman Rogers, American civil engineer, educator
  • Sunny Rogers, English entertainer best
  • Raymond Rogers, American chemist
  • Henry Wade Rogers, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Laura Rogers, British actress from Carmarthen, Wales
  • George F. Rogers, American politician from New York
  • Malcolm Jennings Rogers, pioneering archaeologist
  • Pattiann Rogers, American poet
  • Thomas Rogers and Anne Rogers, were English counterfeiters convicted on 15 October 1690
  • Samuel St. George Rogers, Samuel St
  • Thomas Jones Rogers, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • James Guinness Rogers, British Nonconformist clergyman
  • Scott Rogers, first above-the-knee amputee to complete the 2
  • Leonard James Rogers, British mathematician
  • Hubert A. Rogers, English-line Old Catholic leader
  • Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and Honorary Secretary to the British Birds Rarities Committee
  • Budge Rogers, former rugby union player
  • George Herbert Rogers, Australian stage actor
  • Alison Rogers, American journalist and real estate broker
  • Terri Rogers, transsexual English ventriloquist and magician
  • Clara Kathleen Rogers, American composer, singer
  • Helen Jean Rogers, American television producer
  • Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, landscape designer, landscape preservationist and writer, whose lasting memorial is the revitalization of Central Park, New York City, under her guidance as the first Central Park Administrator, and through the Central Park Conservancy
  • Carl Rogers, American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology
  • Russell L. Rogers, He was born on April 12, 1928 in Lawrence, Kansas
  • Henry Darwin Rogers, American geologist
  • John A. Rogers, physical chemist and a materials scientist
  • Leonard Rogers, founder member of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Cris Rogers, Church of England priest
  • Stan Rogers, Canadian folk musician and songwriter
  • Ginger Rogers, American actress, dancer, and singer
  • Wayne Rogers, American film and television actor
  • Jimmy Rogers, in Ruleville, Mississippi, on June 3, 1924
  • Fred Rogers, American television personality, musician, puppeteer
  • Will Rogers, American stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy

Rogers Namesakes

  • S. E. Rogers, Manitoba politician
  • Trevor Rogers, former New Zealand member of parliament
  • Sion Hart Rogers, U.S. Congressman
  • A. B. Rogers, American surveyor now best remembered for his discovery of the Rogers Pass
  • Howard Rogers, illustrator
  • Nigel Rogers, English multilingual tenor, music conductor
  • Bernard Rogers, American composer
  • Ralph B. Rogers, American industrialist
  • Randolph Rogers, American Neoclassical sculptor
  • Joel Augustus Rogers, Jamaican-American author, journalist
  • Bo Rogers, former Canadian Football League cornerback
  • Jacob S. Rogers, American businessman
  • Thomas D. Rogers, Thomas D. Rogers, Sr
  • Patricia Helen Rogers, Canadian philanthropist and social activist
  • Ernesto Nathan Rogers, Italian architect, writer and educator
  • James D. Rogers, President and CEO of Kampgrounds of America until December 2015
  • T. Gary Rogers, entrepreneur and executive
  • Joel Townsley Rogers, American writer
  • Mark E. Rogers, American author and illustrator
  • Bruce Holland Rogers, American author of short fiction
  • David McGregor Rogers, farmer and Member of the 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada
  • Fairman Rogers, American civil engineer, educator
  • Sunny Rogers, English entertainer best
  • Raymond Rogers, American chemist
  • Henry Wade Rogers, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Laura Rogers, British actress from Carmarthen, Wales
  • George F. Rogers, American politician from New York
  • Malcolm Jennings Rogers, pioneering archaeologist
  • Pattiann Rogers, American poet
  • Thomas Rogers and Anne Rogers, were English counterfeiters convicted on 15 October 1690
  • Samuel St. George Rogers, Samuel St
  • Thomas Jones Rogers, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • James Guinness Rogers, British Nonconformist clergyman
  • Scott Rogers, first above-the-knee amputee to complete the 2
  • Leonard James Rogers, British mathematician
  • Hubert A. Rogers, English-line Old Catholic leader
  • Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and Honorary Secretary to the British Birds Rarities Committee
  • Budge Rogers, former rugby union player
  • George Herbert Rogers, Australian stage actor
  • Alison Rogers, American journalist and real estate broker
  • Terri Rogers, transsexual English ventriloquist and magician
  • Clara Kathleen Rogers, American composer, singer
  • Helen Jean Rogers, American television producer
  • Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, landscape designer, landscape preservationist and writer, whose lasting memorial is the revitalization of Central Park, New York City, under her guidance as the first Central Park Administrator, and through the Central Park Conservancy
  • Carl Rogers, American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology
  • Russell L. Rogers, He was born on April 12, 1928 in Lawrence, Kansas
  • Henry Darwin Rogers, American geologist
  • John A. Rogers, physical chemist and a materials scientist
  • Leonard Rogers, founder member of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Cris Rogers, Church of England priest
  • Stan Rogers, Canadian folk musician and songwriter
  • Ginger Rogers, American actress, dancer, and singer
  • Wayne Rogers, American film and television actor
  • Jimmy Rogers, in Ruleville, Mississippi, on June 3, 1924
  • Fred Rogers, American television personality, musician, puppeteer
  • Will Rogers, American stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy

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