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Patronymic surname · Spanish

Rodríguez

"son of Rodrigo"

Say it

rod-REE-ges

Where it comes from

Rodrigo (Germanic hrod: fame + ric: power) + -ez (son of)

Meaning of the surname Rodríguez

Rodríguez is a Spanish surname of the patronymic type meaning "son of Rodrigo". It is one of the 10 most common surnames in Mexico. Seventh most common surname in Mexico.

Formed from a father's given name with the suffix -ez, -es, or -iz, meaning 'son of'. Hernández is the son of Hernando, Martínez the son of Martín. About half of the most common Mexican surnames are patronymics.

In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Rodríguez appears as either half of a pair: Rodríguez García, López Rodríguez. Read how the two-surname system works.

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