Roger

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Roger originates from the Old High German “Hrodger” meaning “famous with the spear,” “renowned spearman” or “spear fame,” which is a combination of “hrod” or “hruod” meaning “fame” and “ger” meaning “a spear.” The original English version of the name was “Hrothgar.” A Spanish version of the name is Rogelio, while Rutger is a Dutch version.

The Normans introduced the name to England.

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States Census ^[1], Roger ranked as the 50th most popular male first name and the 4,622nd most popular last name. In the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular boys' names every year since 1880, when it ranked 349th.

According to the Social Security Administration ^[1], in the 21st century, the name ranked in the Top 500 most popular boys' names every year from 2000 (373rd) through 2006 (453rd).

United States Popularity of the boy's name Roger in the 21st Century:

• Year: 2006 Rank:453rd
• Year: 2005 Rank:418th
• Year: 2004 Rank:414th
• Year: 2003 Rank:396th
• Year: 2002 Rank:387th
• Year: 2001 Rank:371st
• Year: 2000 Rank:373rd

FACTS

• Days are celebrated in honor of the name Roger in France (December 30th), Slovakia (April 23rd), Sweden (June 2nd), Poland (January 28th and November 15th) and the Catholic Church (January 5th and 28th and November 15th). ^[1]
• “Roger” is a given first name bestowed upon a child of Jacques Barzun. ^[1]

NAMESAKES

• “Roger Bolingbroke” is the name of character in William Shakespeare’s play Henry VI.
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1998 movie about a cartoon rabbit named “Roger Rabbit,” narrated by Charles Fleischer. The movie won three Academy Awards (Oscars), was nominated for three more and received a “Special Achievement Award.” ^[1]
• “Roger” is the name of an alien in the animated television show “American Dad.”

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Roger Moore – Film and television actor who is most well known for portraying famous British spy James Bond in the films Live and Let Die in 1973, The Man with the Golden Gun in 1974, The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977, Moonraker in 1979, For Your Eyes Only in 1981, Octopussy in 1983 and A View to a Kill in 1985. ^[1]
• Roger W. Sperry – Won the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1981.
• Roger Thomas Staubach – Former professional football player (quarterback) who was selected to six Pro Bowls, was the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl VI in 1972 when he led the Dallas Cowboys to victory over the Miami Dolphins and was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1985. ^[1]

NOTES

OTHER ROGER'S

Roger Smith, Roger Johnson, Roger Williams, Roger Jones, Roger Brown, Roger Davis, Roger Miller, Roger Wilson, Roger Moore, Roger Taylor, Roger Aadland, Roger Aae, Roger Aaenson, Roger Aagard, Roger Aaland, Roger Aalund, Roger Aardema, Roger Aase, Roger Aasen, Roger Abaan, Roger Abadie, Roger Abady, Roger Abair, Roger Abardo, Roger Abare, Roger Abbinante, Roger Abbot, Roger Abbott, Roger Allenbaugh, Roger Dale, Roger Taft, Roger Aaker, Roger Aamlin, Roger Aarseth, Roger Aas, Roger Abando, Roger Abarca, Roger Abate, Roger Aaberg, Roger Aakre, Roger Aalderks, Roger Aamodt, Roger Aamold, Roger Aanonsen, Roger Aarness, Roger Aarom, Roger Aaron, Roger Aaronson, Roger Aaseng, Roger Aasheim, More results

Author: Rich Kachold