Rodgers - Definition

Rogers derived from old German meaning, "famed spear".

Rogers is the name of several places in the United States of America:

• Rogers, Arkansas
• Rogers, Minnesota

There is also Rogers City, Michigan.

Rogers can refer to Rogers Communications, a large Canadian media and communications company.

Rogers is also a surname.

• Buck Rogers - (fictional character)
• Carl Rogers - American psychologist
• Dennis Rogers - Former Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand
• Fred Rogers - Host of popular American children's show on public television
• Richard Rogers - British architect
• Roy Rogers - American cowboy actor
• Will Rogers - American humorist and entertainer

Note that the composer Richard Rodgers of the songwriting team Rodgers and Hammerstein, like the organ manufacturer Rodgers Instruments and others, spells his name differently. The additional letter d in the variant spelling is believed by some to be a Welsh addition.