Explore the Family Name Rodi

The meaning of Rodi

1. Italian: habitational name for someone from Rodi Garganico in Foggia, Rodì Milici in Messina, or from the Greek island of Rhodes. 2. Italian: from an old personal name of ancient Germanic origin, Rodo, based on hrotha- ‘fame, glory’. 3. Greek: feminine (and possibly also American shortened) form of Rodis.

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How common is the last name Rodi in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rodi has seen a mild increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 37,788 in popularity with a count of 553, making up roughly 0.2 per 100,000 people in the population. By 2010, the surname's rank had improved to 36,630 with an increased count of 610, or approximately 0.21 per 100,000 people, marking a growth rate of about 10.31% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,788	#36,630	3.06%
Count	553	610	10.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.21	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rodi

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifts for individuals bearing the surname Rodi. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (92.95%), followed by Hispanic (4.34%), and Black (1.08%). The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native both recorded 0%. By 2010, there was a slight decrease in those identifying as White (89.67%) and a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic (6.72%). That year also marked the first record of individuals identifying with two or more races (1.97%), while the percentage of those identifying as Black dropped to 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.95%	89.67%	-3.53%
Hispanic	4.34%	6.72%	54.84%
Two or More Races	0%	1.97%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.08%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%