An English surname, Rogers comes from the given name of Roger. With the ’s’ it means the son of Roger. Early forms were ‘Hrothgar’ which referred to fame and spear. Roger then means "famous spear." The ancient Irish form of the name is O'Ruadhraigh.

A few other spellings for Rogers include Rogger, Rogars, Roger, Rogerson, Rodgerson and Rodgers.

In the southern and eastern counties of England. The county of Lancashire in the northwest portion also has a high number with the Rogers surname. In Scotland and Wales the spelling would Rodgers. Most in Scotland live in Lanarkshire county. Australia and Canada also have higher numbers with the Rogers surname.

The states of Texas, Illinois, New York, California and Massachusetts within the United States have the most with the Rogers surname.

Famous: Carlos Rogers (professional football player), Roy Rogers (singer and actor), Fred Rogers (TV show for children), Ginger Rogers (dancer and actress), Kenny Rogers (singer and songwriter), Will Rogers (entertainer and humorist), Thomas Rogers (a Pilgrim on the Mayflower ship in 1620), Wayne Rogers (actor) and Woodes Rogers (18th century English sea captain, privateer and governor of the Bahamian Islands).