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Welcome to the Rodieck Family tree!
On this page you can read about the origin of the Rodiek-Family.
All persons with last name Rodiek/Rodieck (in the USA also some Rodick) came from one farm in Kirchkimmen near by Ganderkesee. This town is situated in Lower Saxony between Oldenburg and Bremen.
Oldest Ancestor
The oldest ancestor of the Rodieks known by name, was called Hinrich Cordeß and he was first mentioned in 1489. He had at least two sons, one of them built up a farm in the neighborhood. The descendents of these two already called themselves Rodiek. In the 16th century there are many writing forms of Rodiek: von Rodyke, to Rodyke, bym Rodyke, Rodich, Rodike. Since the 17th century they all called themselves Rodiek (seldom Rodieck).
Emigration to the USA
The Rodieks who immigrated to the United States were changed to Rodick/Rodieck or Rodiek because the immigration officers wrote the names by sound. (RODEAK would have been the nearest to the German pronunciation).
Origin Of The Last Name RODIEK
There is only one correct explanation: On the farm there was a little lake. Due to the content of iron in the soil the water turned red. This red lake (German: roter Teich, in Lower German: roe dyke) gave the name to the persons of this farm (von roe dyke = die vom roten Teich = those from the red lake = von Rodyke) .
Source: Manfred Diers
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