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FAMILY FORESTS
ORIGINS
Rodgers
The earliest origins of the family name Rodgers
date back to the Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain.
It was a name given to a fame-spear or one who
was a skilled soldier.
The surname Rodgers was originally from the Germanic
"hrod" (renown) and "geri" (spear) thus the name suggested "prowess with a spear."
(We and ours to God)
The surname Rodgers may have derived from the Old French word "Rogier. The earliest surnames in England were found shortly after the Norman Conquest and are of Norman French rather than native English origins.
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