Rogers (surname)

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Rogers
Family Name
Region of origin England
Related names Rodgers, Rogerson
Popularity Behind the Name 
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with Rogers


Rogers is a patronymic surname, deriving from the given name of Roger commonly used by the Normans. It is now found commonly throughout the British Isles, particularly in southern and western England and also in Wales. The surname also occurs in Scotland as Rodgers. The surname was taken to Ireland in Cromwellian times, where it became used as an Anglicisation of the Gaelic name Mac Ruaidhrí, an Ulster name meaning "red king".

In England and Wales it ranks as the 77th most common surname, and in the United States as the 54th most common. [1]

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  • Gary Rogers, Director of Ontrac Bloodstock Management, Thoroughbred racing expert. Melbourne, Australia
  • Sir Gareth Rogers Founder of the Castleknock College
  • Garnet Rogers, Canadian folk musician, brother of Stan Rogers, uncle of Nathan Rogers
  • T. Gary Rogers, American businessman
  • George Rogers, one of several people including
    • George Rogers (born 1958), American football player who won the 1980 Heisman Trophy.
    • George Rogers (1906-1983), British member of Parliament
  • Ginger Rogers, American actress and dancer
  • Greg Rogers, Australian swimmer

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