Roderick-Rhydderch Family DNA Analyses- Background

Administrators

Surnames

Prothero(e), Prydderch, Prytherch, Rhydderch, Roadruck, Rodderick, Roderick, Rodric, Rodrick, Rodrigue, Rodrigues, Rodriguez, Rotherick, Rothero(e), Rothrock, Rytherch

Background

This project was begun to determine the relationships among Welsh Roderick and Rhydderch families. Roderick and Prydderch (and their variants were derived from Rhydderch, and today there are very few Rhydderch families living in Wales. These are rare Welsh names, and we suspect there may be as few as 15 different families who assumed the surname.