The Rhoades surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 18,508 people carried this name — #1,949 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 17,952 in 2000.

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Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Rhoades was found among the farmers of Lincolnshire: 9 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Lincolnshire 9

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Rhoades in American newspapers,
1917–1922.

Newspaper page from Lincoln County Leader carrying the name Rhoades
Lincoln County Leader 1922-06-01
Newspaper page from The Saratoga Sun carrying the name Rhoades
The Saratoga Sun 1918-02-21
Newspaper page from Lincoln County Leader carrying the name Rhoades
Lincoln County Leader 1917-06-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 65,010 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rhoades in Australian newspapers,
1850s–2000s.

1,878 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rhoades. The most, 586, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,173
New South Wales 399
Western Australia 165
Victoria 76
South Australia 30
Tasmania 12
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rhoades.

Who carried it

People named Rhoades,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Harsen Rhoades
    John Harsen Rhoades 1838–1906 · businessperson
  • Katharine Rhoades
    Katharine Rhoades 1885–1965 · writer
  • Josephine Rhoades
    Josephine Rhoades 1899–2001
  • James Rhoades 1841–1923 · writer
  • Walter Rhoades 1860–1927 · writer
  • William Henry Rhoades Sr. 1861–1924

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Rhoades,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,149 records

1,149 records of the Rhoades name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 658
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 216
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 139
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 78
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 26
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 16
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eugene Bruce Rhoades

    Born 1946; from Portland, Oregon. U.S. Marine Corps, combat engineer; died in an accident 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles A. Rhoades

    Born 1911 in Ohio. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Hayes Columbus; driver from Clark County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Newcomer Funeral Home, Dayton, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Rhoades

    Arrived at Boston in 1846 aboard the Joseph Bates from Liverpool, aged 26; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,149 records for Rhoades in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia42 records

42 records of the Rhoades name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 27
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 9
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Rhoades

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the John Barry, arriving 1839; certificate of freedom 1845.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John H. Rhoades

    Arrived in Queensland in 1888 aboard the Dorunda, aged 24.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Elizabeth Mary Margaret Rhoades

    Of Balwyn, Victoria; died 1964.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 42 records for Rhoades in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Rhoades name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John H. Rhoades

    Died 1965; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Ernest Albert Rhoades

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Colin Rhoades

    Died 1998; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Rhoades in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Rhoades name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. M. Rhoades

    Bombardier, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. C. Rhoades

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Rhoades

    Lance Corporal. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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