Rodriguez

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Rodríguez in CL Chile, DO Dominican Republic.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Rodriguez is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate surname1.5M records spelled Rodriguez17 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Ecuador, Spain, United Kingdom

  Also written Rodríguez, Rodrigue-Z, Rodrìguez, Rodrîguez, Rodrigüez

• Catalan surname1.2M records spelled Rodriguez11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, France, United States, Philippines

  Languages: Catalan, French

  Also written Rodríguez, Rodrìguez, Rodriguèz, Rodriguéz, Rodriguez'

• Swahili surname40K records spelled Rodriguez3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Spain, Peru

  Languages: Swahili, Southern Sotho

  Also written Rodríguez

• Italian surname30K records spelled Rodriguez4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, Philippines, Peru

  Also written Rodríguez, Rodriguez', Rodríguez'

• Bulgarian surname17K records spelled Rodriguez49 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, Peru, Philippines

  Languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian

  Also written Rodríguez, Rodrigues, Rodrigez, Родригуез, Rodrìguez

89 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Rodriguez is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A patrilineal surname from Spanish.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• Rodrigo; bef. 1492

  as a name·Dicionario Sefaradi De SobrenomesDictionary Of Sephardic Surnames Inclusive Cristaos-Novos, Conversos, Marranos, Italianos,…

• In Italian, de matriz hispânica, da forma latina Roderici

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

• In English, Rodriguez Sanchez [Manolete]

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In English, Manuel, Spanish bullfighter

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

EC INEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024) — 125 years between 1900–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Diego Velázquezb. 1599ESnot in their usual nameSpanish painter (1599–1660)
• Jorge Alessandrib. 1896CLnot in their usual nameChilean politician and President (1896–1986)
• Antonio Carbajalb. 1929MXnot in their usual nameMexican footballer (1929–2023)
• José Luis Rodríguez Zapaterob. 1960ESSpanish politician
• Delcy Rodriguezb. 1969VEActing President of Venezuela since 2026
• Alex Rodriguezb. 1975USAmerican baseball player and broadcaster
• Michelle Rodriguezb. 1978USAmerican actress
• Pedro Rodriguezb. 1987ESSpanish association football player (born 1987)
• James Rodríguezb. 1991COColombian association football player
• Georgina Rodríguezb. 1994ARArgentine-Spanish model (born 1994)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 290 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Rodriguez?

We estimate roughly 3.7 million people bear Rodriguez (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Rodriguez have the most bearers?

Rodriguez is most frequently recorded in Mexico, where it is most often spelled rodriguez.

Where is Rodriguez most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Rodriguez is densest in Costa Rica — about 1 in 31 people — even though Mexico holds more of our records for it.

How common is Rodriguez compared with other names?

In Mexico, Rodriguez is the 7th most common surname of 198,716 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Rodriguez mean?

Recorded meaning: Anglicized Spanish surname, literally 'son of Rodrigo' (Spanish form of Roderick).