What does my last name mean?

Question

I was born in Mexico City. My last name Is Rodriguez. I want to know from where it is Inhereted.
I also want to know if theres any chance If my ancestors were given this name.

Answer 1

Rodriguez is a surname of the patronymic type; that means one of your ancestors became known as "son of Rodrigo". The first name Rodrigo itself has an interesting history: it is derived from the Old High German terms "hruod" (meaning "fame") and "rihhi" (meaning "rich", "powerful", and then "ruler" or "empire") The last King of the Visigoths (a Germanic tribe) in Spain who was killed during the Arab invasion of Spain in 711 AD was named Rodrigo. Equivalents of Rodrigo in other languages are:
Roderich Deutsch
Rod (English)
Roderick (English)
Rodrigo (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese)
Rodrigue (French)
Rui (Portuguese)
Ruy (Spanish)
The Scandinavian form of the name, Rurik, bekame famous by the descendants of the Varangian prince Rurik who had been invited by the people of Novgorod to rule that city (c. 862). According to one theory, Rurik's name became the basis for the name of the dynasty and the area of the Kiew Rus (from which the terms "Russia" and Russian" are derived.

So, even if Rodriguez, like other Spanish (Gonzalez, Hernandez...) and English (Johnson, Jackson, Peterson...) is a very frequent name, it has a fascinating history.

Answer 2

Rodriguez
This is an ancient and noble surname recorded in many forms. These include Roderick (English), Rodiger (German), Rodriguez
(Spanish), and Rodrigues (Portugese), as examples of popular surnames. There are apparently two quite separate origins, although with
curious similarities which suggest a possible common source in pre-history. The first is from the ancient Gaelic-Breton compound "Rhyd-
derch" which translates as "famous chief", a meaning which no doubt contributed to its early popularity. In the Middle Ages a secondary
meaning was "the red haired one", although this in itself may also have harked back to the original meaning. The second origin is Germanic,
from the pre 5th century, when German tribes, particularly the Vizigoths sweptd down into Spain and Portugal. They left behind many
examples of their names, of which this is one of the most popular. The derivation is from 'hrod' meaning renown and 'ric' - power, a not
dissimilar translation to the Gaelic.
The name was at first baptismal and pagan, although at later times after the 7th century it became closely associated with the early
Christians. The first authenticated recording is believed to be that of Rhodri Mawr, or Roderic the Great, King of Wales, who died in
877 a.d., however this was not a surname. Early examples of these taken from church and civil registers include Christobal Rodriguez de
Leon in 1536, and Juan Rodriguez de Santos, in 1662, at Valladolid, Spain. The coat of arms has the bl;azon of quarterly, red and
gold, in one and four an eagle displayed in gold, in two and three, three fleur de lis in blue. The first recorded spelling of the family name
is shown to be that of
Heinrich Rodigerus, which was dated
1260, in the charters of the city of Lubeck, Germany, during the reign of
Emperor Alonso X of the German Empire, 1257 - 1273

Answer 3

Logan - It's a type of brook/creek in Ireland. My last name is from my adoptive dad, so it's not from my ancestry. My ancestors - Native American and French.. a tiny bit of British and Irish. But hardly enough to matter. I love my last name and heritage!

Answer 4

usually your last name had to do what your ancestors did for a living

Answer 5

spanish for tall, skinny, with big chins

Answer 6

i also have no idea but you should check out the dictionary for the meaning which you want.