The Rodman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,585 people carried this name — #6,134 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,900 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,340 in 2000.

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In national population registers

152 people named Rodman are counted in Slovenia and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Slovenia counts its residents on 1 January 2026.

Counted, by country

Slovenia (2026) 118
Sweden (2022) 34

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) · source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), SiStat tables 05X1015S–05X1018S, family names of the population, 1 January 2026 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In the first U.S. census, 1790

28 families named Rodman, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 153 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 10
Pennsylvania 8
Rhode Island 5
New Hampshire 1
Massachusetts 1
Virginia 1
North Carolina 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 259 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Rodman in American newspapers,
1884–1913.

Newspaper page from Ellsworth American carrying the name Rodman
Ellsworth American 1913-06-25
Newspaper page from People And Patriot carrying the name Rodman
People And Patriot 1884-03-20
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Rodman
The Portland Daily Press 1897-08-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 92,444 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rodman in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

4,532 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rodman. The most, 1,056, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 7.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 2,152
New South Wales 1,144
Victoria 544
Queensland 337
South Australia 227
Western Australia 79
ACT (Canberra) 28
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Rodman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Rodman
    William Rodman 1720–1794 · politician
  • John Rodman d. 1686
  • Thomas Rodman 1640–1728
  • John Rodman 1653–1731
  • John Rodman 1679–1756 · politician
  • Thomas Rodman 1698–

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 Rodman,
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 States781 records

781 records of the Rodman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 294
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 215
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 97
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 65
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 55
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 48
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George E. Rodman

    Born 1919 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; plumber from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David B. Rodman

    Born 1940; from Hanover, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, provost marshal; killed in action 1968 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliz Rodman

    Arrived at New York in 1845 aboard the Saint Andrew from Ghent, aged 60; farmer. From Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 781 records for Rodman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · 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: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia221 records

221 records of the Rodman name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 171
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 35
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Thomas Rodman

    Died 1890 in Ulverstone, Tasmania, aged 65. Will registered in Tasmania in 1890.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Georgina Rodman

    Married 1878 in Franklin, Tasmania, aged 17. Died 1882 in Franklin, Tasmania, aged 21.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Stanley Rodman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1923 aboard the Omar, aged 17.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 221 records for Rodman in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Rodman name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Marjorie Jean Rodman

    Died 1996; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  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 Glen Russell Rodman

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Walter Rodman

    Listed at Halifax, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1793.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Rodman in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Rodman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Wilhelmina Jacoba Rodman

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1816 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Johan Rodman

    Baptised in 1607 in Deventer.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel, locatie Deventer (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Rodman 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 A. Rodman

    Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    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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