Frequency: (426)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Swedish: variant of Rodén (see Roden).
2. English: unexplained.
3. French: from a pet form of Rode.
4. Russian: unexplained.
GIVEN NAMES: Russian 7%. Andrei (2), Yevgeniy (2), Alexei, Galina, Gennady, Gregori, Serguei, Vladimir, Yana, Yury.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
