Rhode Family Crest & Name History

Rhode is how some branches of the Rohde family came to write their name. Read literally, Rhode points to “Clearing”. Before spelling was fixed, Rohde was also written Rhode. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. You may also find the name written Rode.

The 2010 US Census counted 3,523 people named Rhode, ranking it number 9,237 among American surnames. That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames. French birth records list 262 children named Rhode between 1891 and 2000.

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