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"). "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 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

Given name

See also: All pages beginning with "Rodney"

• 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 Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rodney Tetteh (born 1983), Ghanaian Information Technology Professional

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

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, 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

See also

• All pages beginning with "Rodney"