Röde is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Röde
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

See Royd - A common termination of names of places in the North of England, signifying a clearing in a forest, in legal phrase, a roda or assart. "Rode land is used in this sense in modern German, in which the verb roden means to clear; hence, near the Hartz forest, Elbingerode, Blacherode, and Osterode. The combination of the syllable rod, rode, or royd, with some other term, or with the name of an original settler, has no doubt given to particular localities such de signations as Huntroyd, Ormerod, etc." [Coucher Book of Whalley Abbey; Gloss.] In Lancashire and Yorkshire, the adjunct sometimes refers to the early proprietor, as in Monkroyd, Martinrode, etc.; sometimes to the trees ridded or cleared, as in Oakenrode, Ac royd, Hollinrode, Holroyd, etc.; sometimes to other characteristics.

Dweller in the clearing or place where the trees have been removed; descendant of Rod, a pet form of Roderick meaning "famous, ruler".

The lastname Rode is the variant form of Rood. Dweller near a roadside cross.

Rood or cross, or perhaps Rodeland; Of Assart.

Rode is form of Roode. The red.

Rode is variation of Rodd. A terminate, the same as Royd. It is apparently an ancient participate of the verb to rid.

A terminate, the same as Royd. It is apparently an ancient participate of the verb to rid.

Surname is variant of Rood. A crucifix accompanied by figures of St. John and the Virgin. Though generally placed in churches, over the chancel arch, they were doubtless occasionally placed out of doors, like ordinary way-side crosses; and residence near one would originate the surname. Cognate surnames are Cross and Crouch.

How popular is Röde?

Röde is common in India, Germany, United States, South Africa, Egypt, Latvia, Poland, Denmark, Russia, Brazil, France, Canada, Slovenia, Australia, Chad, Argentina, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Norway, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Austria.

Röde is ranked 11122 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Rodes plummeted by 2.89 per cent to 3363 since 2000 and slipped by 915 spots and ranked at 9648. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.63 94.89
Hispanic or Latino 2.65 1.5
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.81 1.13
Others 1.64 1.53
Black 0.74 0.78
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.54 0.17
Rode is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Saint Pierre and Miquelon is ahead in terms of density. Around 50532 people have been found who wears Rode as their family name. Rode is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Röde:
2,457 India22,677
810 Germany12,206
Countries with thousands of Röde:
8,736 United States4,747
6,218 South Africa1,107
Countries with hundreds of Röde:
8,511 Egypt915
293 Latvia852
7,816 Poland768
735 Denmark700
22,662 Russia696
12,243 Brazil674
15,284 France641
6,827 Canada637
849 Slovenia555
7,845 Australia411
4,109 Chad385
11,866 Argentina305
7,441 Sri Lanka292
43,920 Indonesia243
3,400 Norway203
11,952 Kazakhstan160
17,471 Netherlands155
11,422 Austria113
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
14,731 Mexico100
59,655 Ukraine91
37,755 England86
8,469 Sweden83
21,156 Belgium76
3,133 Taiwan58
26,882 Malaysia54
34,455 Cameroon52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
60,563 Iran50
9,282 Uruguay37
250,768 Thailand32
42,602 Czechia30
20,323 United Arab Emirates30
22,806 Switzerland29
122,818 DR Congo27
53,776 Zimbabwe20
22,419 Venezuela17
103,776 Italy16
28,677 Croatia15
22,898 Chile14
38,752 Hungary14
18,211 Singapore13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
31,288 Peru9
21,724 Scotland9
26,217 Estonia8
310,552 Nigeria8
52,732 Kyrgyzstan7
194 Saint Pierre and Miquelon7
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Sophie-Dorothee Rode worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 19 years old embarked for USA from Bremen on Jason and arrived on August 10, 1852. Elizabeth Rode (19), Margaret Rode (29), Joseph Rode (23) Joiner, Merchant David Rode, Louis Rode (23) Laborer, 24 years old John Rode, Heinrich Rode (16) Farmer, 12 years old Herrmann Rode, 14 years old Jacob Rode, and 447 other Rode around 40.48% of whom were farmer while others worked as joiner and merchant, laborer, tailor, weaver, blacksmith, daughter, miller, smith, clerk, boot &, shoe maker, grocer, cook, servant, baker, tanner, dealer, carpenter, shoemaker migrated to US from London, Havre, Bremen and Hamburg.

Röde Namesakes

  • Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer
  • Helge Rode, Danish writer and critic
  • Hermen Rode, German Gothic painter
  • Franc Rode, Christian leader
  • Nina Pens Rode, Danish actress best

Röde Namesakes

  • Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer
  • Helge Rode, Danish writer and critic
  • Hermen Rode, German Gothic painter
  • Franc Rode, Christian leader
  • Nina Pens Rode, Danish actress best

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