Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣeθ], [roˈðɾiɣes]) is a Spanish patronymic (meaning Son of Rodrigo; archaic: Rodericksson) and a common surname in Spain, Latin America. Its Portuguese equivalent is Rodrigues.

The "ez" signifies "son of". The name Rodrigo is the Spanish form of the German name Roderich, meaning "rich in fame", from the Gothic elements "hrod" (fame or glory) and "ric" (rich). It was the name of Roderic, the last Visigothic King before the Muslim conquest, and the subject of many legends. The surname Rodríguez could have originated in the 9th century when patronymic names originated.

In Belgium the House of Rodriguez d'Evora y Vega was for generations Great Breadmaster of Flanders, see: Marquess of Rode.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 25.9% of all known bearers of the surname Rodríguez were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:52), 10.3% of Spain (1:49), 9.8% of Colombia (1:53), 9.2% of the United States (1:426), 8.4% of Venezuela (1:39), 5.9% of Cuba (1:21), 5.9% of Argentina (1:79), 3.2% of Peru (1:108), 2.7% of the Dominican Republic (1:41), 2.2% of Honduras (1:43), 1.6% of Ecuador (1:107), 1.6% of Panama (1:27), 1.6% of the Philippines (1:708), 1.3% of Bolivia (1:87), 1.3% of Chile (1:146), 1.3% of Guatemala (1:135), 1.2% of El Salvador (1:58), 1.2% of Costa Rica (1:44), 1.2% of Uruguay (1:32), 1.1% of Puerto Rico (1:35), and 1.1% of Nicaragua (1:60).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:49) in the following regions:

• 1. Canary Islands (1:21)
• 2. Galicia (1:24)
• 3. Asturias (1:26)
• 4. Castile and León (1:39)
• 5. Andalusia (1:40)
• 6. Extremadura (1:41)

In Cuba, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:21) in the following provinces:

• 1. Ciego de Ávila (1:15)
• 2. Sancti Spíritus (1:18)
• 3. Cienfuegos (1:18)
• 4. Holguín (1:18)
• 5. Artemisa (1:18)
• 6. Granma (1:18)
• 7. Santiago de Cuba (1:20)
• 8. Villa Clara (1:20)
• 9. Matanzas (1:20)
• 10. Las Tunas (1:21)

In Mexico, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:52) in the following states:^[1]

• 1. Nuevo León (1:29)
• 2. Coahuila (1:30)
• 3. Zacatecas (1:32)
• 4. San Luis Potosí (1:34)
• 5. Aguascalientes (1:35)
• 6. Guanajuato (1:36)
• 7. Tamaulipas (1:37)
• 8. Durango (1:38)
• 9. Nayarit (1:41)
• 10. Jalisco (1:43)
• 11. Colima (1:44)
• 12. Chihuahua (1:44)
• 13. Tlaxcala (1:49)
• 14. Baja California (1:50)

People

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

• Rodrigues (surname), Portuguese equivalent of Rodríguez
• Disambiguation Sub-Pages:

References