Rodney

The personal name Rodney originated as a toponym: Rodney Stoke in Somerset derived its name from an Anglo-Saxon name meaning "Hroda's island" (Hroda being a short form of an Anglo-Saxon name beginning with the element hrod- "fame").^{[citation needed]} "Rodney" became a surname in the 18th century, and a title of the peerage of Great Britain in 1782, as Baron Rodney. Secondarily, it came to be used as a given name, originally in honour of Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney.

People

Surnames

Caesar Rodney (1728–1784), lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware
Caesar A. Rodney (1772–1824), lawyer and U.S. Senator from Delaware
Caleb Rodney (1767–1840), merchant and Governor of Delaware
Daniel Rodney (1764–1846), merchant, Governor and U.S. Senator from Delaware
Eugene Rodney (1897-1985), television producer, Father Knows Best
Fernando Rodney (born 1977), relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
George B. Rodney (1803–1883), lawyer and U.S. Representative from Delaware
George B. Rodney, Jr. (1842–1927) Governor of Alaska and U.S. Army officer
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718–1792), admiral in the British Royal Navy
George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney (1753–1802)
George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney (1782–1842)
Spencer Rodney, 5th Baron Rodney (1785–1846)
Thomas Rodney (1744–1811), lawyer and Continental Congressman from Delaware
Walter Rodney (1942–1980), Guyanese historian and politician
Rodney Craig (1872-1999), Security Guard at Connexus Industries

Given name

Rodney Miller (born April 22, 1955) American Businessman in Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Rodney (born 1971), American professional wrestler
Rodney Alcala (born 1943), convicted American rapist and serial killer
Rodney Allison, American football coach
Rodney Anderson (born 1931), American politician
Rodney Anderson (born 1968), American politician
Rodney Ansell (1954–1999), Australian man who inspired the "Crocodile" Dundee films
Rodney Atkins, an American country singer
Rodney Bailey, an American football linebacker known as "Boss"
Rodney Begnaud (born 1973), American professional wrestler
Rodney Bewes (born 1938), English actor
Rodney Bingenheimer (born 1946), radio disc jockey
Rod Carew, baseball player
Rodney Carrington, comedian and star of Rodney (TV series)
Rodney Caston, American writer
Rodney Dangerfield, comedian
Rodney Eastman, Canadian actor
Rodney Fox (born 1940), Australian film maker and shark attack survivor
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (born 1946), U.S. Representative from New Jersey
Rodney Greenblat (born 1960), American artist
Rodney A. Hawes, Jr., American business executive and philanthropist.
Rodney Jack (born 1972), St. Vincent football player
Rodney Jerkins, producer
Rodney King (1965–2012), African-American whose beating by the LAPD sparked race riots in Los Angeles, California
Rodney Linderman, better known as Rodney Anonymous, of the Dead Milkmen
Rodney MacDonald (born 1972), Canadian politician and former Premier of Nova Scotia
Rod McKuen, American singer, poet
Rodney Marks (born 1956), Australian comedian
Rodney Marsh (footballer) (born 1944), English footballer
Rod Marsh (born 1947), Australian cricketer
Rodney Matthews (born 1945), English artist and illustrator
Rodney Mazion (born 1971), American football and baseball player
Rodney Mullen (born 1966), professional skateboarder
Rodney Robert Porter (1917–1985), English biochemist
Rodney Rowland (born 1964), American actor
Rodney Scott (born 1978), American actor
Rodney Stuckey (born 1986), American basketball player
Rod Wallace (born 1969), English footballer
Rodney Wallace (footballer) (born 1988), Costa Rican footballer
Rodney Warnakula (born 1961), Sri Lankan actor
Rodney Williams (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional

Rodney Copperbottom, character in the movie Robots
Rodney McKay, character in science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis
Rodney Trotter, character in British sit-com Only Fools and Horses
Rodney J. Squirrel, one of the main characters from Squirrel Boy
The Wizard of Yendor
Rodney Stone, the narrator of boxing novel Rodney Stone by Arthur Conan Doyle
Rodney, character from the Total Drama series
Rodney Ford, character from manga and anime series Element Hunters

Places

Australia

Electoral district of Rodney, a former electoral district in Victoria

Canada

Rodney, Ontario, a village located within the township of West Elgin, Ontario

New Zealand

Rodney District, a territorial local authority in the North Island
Rodney (New Zealand electorate), an electoral district containing most of Rodney District

United States

Rodney, Iowa
Rodney, Ohio
Rodney, Wisconsin, a ghost town
Rodney Village, Delaware
Rodney Scout Reservation Delmarva Council, Northeast, Maryland

Other uses

Rodney (TV series)
Rodney boat, a type of boat used for fishing & shore transport in Newfoundland
HMS Rodney, six ships of the British Royal Navy named after Admiral George Brydges Rodney