Rodgers

Rodgers is an English patronymic surname derived from the personal names "Rodger" or "Roger" with the addition of the genitive suffix "-s".^[1] The name "Rodger" and its variants are derived from the Germanic elements hrōd, χrōþi ("fame", "renown", "honour") and gār, gēr ("spear", "lance"). Notable people with the name include:

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• Aaron Rodgers (born 1983), American football player
• Alan Rodgers (born 1959), American science fiction and horror writer, editor, and poet
• Amari Rodgers (born 1999), American football player
• Andre Rodgers (1934–2004), American professional baseball player
• Andy Rodgers (born 1983), Scottish footballer
• Andy Rodgers (musician) (1922–2004), an American Delta blues harmonicist, guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Anton Rodgers (1933–2007), British actor and director
• Bill Rodgers (disambiguation), several people
• Brendan Rodgers (born 1973), Northern Irish football coach
• Buck Rodgers (born 1938), American baseball player and manager
• Calbraith Perry Rodgers (1879–1912), American aviation pioneer
• Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers (1819–1892), American admiral
• Clodagh Rodgers (born 1947), Northern Ireland singer and actress
• Daniel T. Rodgers (born about 1932), American historian and emeritus
• Dave Rodgers (Giancarlo Pasquini, born 1963), Italian songwriter, composer, and producer
• David H. Rodgers (1923-2017), American politician
• Eleazar Rodgers (born 1985), South African footballer
• Francis Silas Rodgers (1841–1911), American cotton merchant of Charleston, South Carolina
• Frederick Rodgers (1842–1917), American admiral
• George Rodgers (disambiguation), several people
• Guy Rodgers (1935–2001), American professional basketball player
• Ilona Rodgers (born 1942), British actress and television presenter
• Ira Rodgers (1895–1963), American football, basketball, baseball, and golf player and coach
• Isaiah Rodgers (born 1997), American football player
• Jacquizz Rodgers (born 1990), of the Atlanta Falcons
• James W. Rodgers (1910–1960), American criminal executed by firing squad in Utah
• Jimmie Rodgers (country singer) (1897–1933), American country singer
• Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer) (1933–2021), American pop singer
• Jimmy Rodgers (basketball) (born 1943), American basketball coach
• John Rodgers (disambiguation), several people
• Johnny Rodgers (born 1951), American football player
• Jordan Rodgers (born 1988), American football player; brother of Aaron
• Joseph Lee Rodgers (born 1953), American psychologist
• Lorraine Rodgers (1921–2018), American pilot, first American woman to fly in World War II
• Luke Rodgers (born 1982), English footballer (soccer player)
• Mary Rodgers (1931–2014), American composer and author of children's books, daughter of Richard Rodgers
• Nigel Rodgers (born 1952) British writer and campaigner
• Nile Rodgers (born 1952), American bassist and producer
• Paul Rodgers (born 1949), British singer-songwriter
• Pepper Rodgers (1931–2020), American football player and coach
• Raymond P. Rodgers (1849–1925), American admiral
• Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), American composer
• Richard Rodgers II, American football tight end
• T. J. Rodgers (b. ?), American businessman
• Thelma Rodgers, Antarctic scientist from New Zealand
• W. R. Rodgers (1909–1969), known as "Bertie" Rogers, Northern Ireland poet
• William Ledyard Rodgers (1860–1944), American admiral
• Woodall Rodgers (1890–1961), American attorney, businessman, and mayor of Dallas

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• Rodgers Grant (1935–2012), American jazz pianist, composer, and lyricist
• Rodgers Kola (born 1989), Zambian footballer
• Rodgers Rop (born 1976), long-distance runner from Kenya

See also[]

• Rodgers House (disambiguation)
• Rodgers Instruments, organ builder (Rodgers Organs, digital and pipe combination organs)
• Rodgers Stores, defunct chain of stores in Portland, Oregon
• Rural Municipality of Rodgers No. 133, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Rodger, a surname
• Rogers (surname)
• Rogers (disambiguation)

References[]

Surname list

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