Rodwell
Appearance
Rodwell, a name of Old English origin, is a locational surname deriving from any one of various places in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Kent, England.In English, the meaning of the name Rodwell is "lives by the spring near the road".[1] Notable people and characters with the name include:
Surname
[edit]- Benjamin Hunter-Rodwell, British lawyer and Conservative politician
- Brett Rodwell, Australian rugby league footballer
- Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell, British colonial administrator and Governor
- Charles Rodwell (born 1996), British-born French politician
- Craig Rodwell, American gay rights activist and founder of the first gay bookstore
- Emerson Rodwell, Australian soldier, cricket player, umpire, commentator and administrator
- Eric Rodwell, American bridge player
- George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell, English composer, musical director, and author
- Jack Rodwell, English footballer
- James Rodwell, English rugby union sevens player
- Jim Rodwell, English footballer and former chairman of Boston United
- John Medows Rodwell, English translator of the Koran
- John S. Rodwell, British ecologist based at the University of Lancaster
- Lindy Rodwell, South African zoologist and conservationist
- Matt Rodwell, Australian rugby league footballer
- Roger de Rodwell, English medieval university chancellor
- Sally Rodwell (1950–2006), New Zealand multi-disciplinary artist
- Tony Rodwell, English footballer
- Warren Rodwell, former soldier, university teacher, hostage survivor and songwriter
- Warwick Rodwell, English author, archaeologist, architectural historian and academic
In fiction
[edit]- Andrew Rodwell, a fictional character from the Australia soap opera Neighbours
- Michael Marlon Rodwell, character in Coronation Street played by Les Dennis
- Gail Rodwell, a fictional character from the soap opera Coronation Street
- Lord Rodwell Stark, in American TV series Game of Thrones
- Michael Rodwell, a fictional character from the soap opera Coronation Street
- Sadie Rodwell, a fictional character from the Australia soap opera Neighbours
- Wendy Rodwell, a fictional character from the Australia soap opera Neighbours
Hyphenated name
[edit]- Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, American politician
- Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell, American scientific consultant, author, co-founder and CEO of Utopia Scientific, elephant expert
First name
[edit]- Rodwell Ferguson, Belizean politician
- Rodwell Makoto, Zimbabwean chess international master
- Rodwell Munyenyembe, Malawi politician
- Rodwell Williams, Belizean lawyer
See also
[edit]- Rodwell, California, United States
- Rodwell, Dorset
- Rodwell Trail, Weymouth, Dorset, England
- Rodwell Railway Station, Dorset, England
- Rodwell, a means of obtaining drinking water from snow
References
[edit]- ^ "Rodwell name meaning". www.sheknows.com.