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Rodrigues
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English
Etymology
From Portuguese Rodrigues (“son of Rodrigo”). Also from Spanish Rodrigues, variant spelling of Rodríguez. The island is named after Portuguese explorer Diogo Rodrigues (c. 1490–1577).
Proper noun
Rodrigues
- A surname originating as a patronymic
- An outer island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.
Derived terms
Translations
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rodrigues is the 1122nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31,280 individuals. Rodrigues is most common among White (45.85%) and Hispanic/Latino (41.26%) individuals.
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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Rodriguez. By surface analysis, Rodrigo + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Rodríguez.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ro‧dri‧gues
Proper noun
Rodrigues m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Descendants
- → Konkani: रुद्रिगीश (rudrigīś)
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rodrigues m or f by sense
Derived terms
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