Rodrigue
A French and Spanish-related surname ultimately from the old Germanic personal name Rodrigo/Rodrigue.
The #7,031 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 64,876 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Rodrigue is a surname formed from a given name, not from a trade or place. It is associated with the old personal name Rodrigo, French Rodrigue, and related forms in Spanish and Italian. Those names go back to a Germanic compound name usually explained as meaning something like "famous power" or "renowned ruler."
History
The surname is most at home in French- and Spanish-speaking contexts, where it developed as a hereditary surname from an ancestor's forename. It is relatively uncommon in the United States, where many bearers likely reflect later immigration from French- or Spanish-speaking communities. The form also appears as a given-name surname in other Romance-language settings.
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Fun fact
The same old Germanic name-family produced many familiar surnames across Europe, including Rodriguez, Rodrigues, and Rodrigue.
From the historical record
“French. Rodrigue Italian. Rodrigo Spanish.”
— History of Christian Names