Where does “Rogers” come from?
Rogers is the plural of Roger, an English name from Old French Rogier, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-, a root of uncertain meaning.
Rogers (English): son of Roger
Ancestry of “Rogers”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Roger | dialectal nickname for the Devil |
| 2 | Spanish | Rodríguez | son of Rodrigo |
| 3 | Spanish | -ez | A suffix forming many Spanish surnames; A suffix... |
| 4 | Latin | -ities | Alternative form of -iēs |
| 5 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “Rogers”