The Rodas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,327 people carried this name — #3,193 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,000 people counted. That is up 68% from 6,743 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 14,091 people named Rodas live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 6,367
Formosa 1,595
City of Buenos Aires 1,178
Salta 736
Córdoba 629
Santa Fe 603
Chaco 567
Misiones 468

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 45 people named Rodas.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Paris 16
Corrèze 5
Morbihan 5
Seine-Saint-Denis 2
Pyrénées-Orientales 2
Bouches-du-Rhône 2
Indre-et-Loire 2
Finistère 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

30 people named Rodas live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Geneva 13
Vaud 7
Zurich 7
Lucerne 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

121 people named Rodas are counted in Finland and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 82
Sweden (2022) 39

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Rodas in American newspapers,
1888–1928.

Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Rodas
Imperial Valley Press 1928-04-05
Newspaper page from Gazeta De Puerto-rico carrying the name Rodas
Gazeta De Puerto-rico 1888-08-25
Newspaper page from La Crónica carrying the name Rodas
La Crónica 1916-11-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 46,663 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rodas in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1950s.

80 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rodas. The most, 46, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 12
Victoria 11
Western Australia 3
Queensland 2
Tasmania 2

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

Who carried it

People named Rodas,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Haroldo Rodas
    Haroldo Rodas 1946–2020 · politician
  • Randulph Supnet Rodas d. 2012
  • Juana Marta Rodas 1925–2013 · ceramicist
  • Hugo Rodas 1939–2022 · choreographer
  • Erland Rodas Díaz 1959–2020 · politician

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 Rodas,
in the records of 5 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 States56 records

56 records of the Rodas name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 33
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 6
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Friedrich Rodas

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Gothia from Stettin, aged 29; farmer. From Hochhagen, Mecklenburg, Germany; bound for New Orleans.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John P. Rodas

    Born 1916. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; kitchen worker from New York County, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Andy Rodas

    U.S. Army veteran of the Spanish–American War. Born 1875, died 1951; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 56 records for Rodas in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France22 records

22 records of the Rodas name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Rodas

    Born 1911 in Paris; died 1995 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Therese Rodas

    Born 1945 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Paris); died 1981 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Rodas

    Born 1900 in Allassac (Corrèze); died 1983 in Corbeil-Essonnes (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Rodas in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway4 records

4 records of the Rodas name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Elise Rødås

    Census of 1910: Hov, Hof; born 1873 in Aasnes.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Martin A. Rødås

    Census of 1910: Hov, Hof; born 1901 in Hof.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ella A. Rødås

    Census of 1910: Hov, Hof; born 1906 in Hof.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Rodas in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Finland2 records

2 records of the Rodas name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Karl Oskar Rodas

    Born 1912 in Vaasa. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Vaasa.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Kustaa Valfrid Rodas

    Born 1903 in Janakkala. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Helsinki.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Rodas name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Nick Rodas

    Buried in 1918 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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