For other uses see Rodríguez (disambiguation). See also Rodrigues (disambiguation).

Rodríguez is a Spanish Patronymic (meaning Son of Rodrigo) and a common family name (surname) in Spanish, Latin America and other places. The "ez or es" signifies "son of." The name Rodrigo is the Spanish form of Roderick, meaning "famous power," from the Germanic elements "hrod, fame and "ric," power. Its Portuguese equivalent is Rodrigues.

It is a name associated with a great number of different people:

• Clemente Rodríguez - Argentinian football player.
• Maximiliano Rodríguez - Argentinian football player.
• Robert Rodríguez - American film director.
• Alex Rodriguez- Dominican-American baseball player, currently for the New York Yankees
• Hector Joshua Rodriguez - Puerto Rican-American singer and dancer who resides in Bronx, NY
• Ivan Rodriguez - Puerto Rican Baseball player
• Freddy Rodriguez - American Actor
• Sixto Diaz Rodriguez - American singer and recording artist, author of the song "Sugarman"
• Alphonsus Rodriguez - Spanish saint
• Jose Rodriguez - A ghost friend of Paifu in Cowa! (manga)

Surnames | Родригес