Rodriguez ( in Peninsular Spain or in Latin America) is a Hispanic surname meaning "son of

Rodrigo Rodrigo () is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name ''Roderick'' ( Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the la ...

". It is often rendered without the accent mark, primarily outside Spanish-speaking countries. It may refer to: __NOTOC__

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Rodríguez (surname) Rodríguez (, ) is a Spanish-language patronymic surname of Visigothic origin (meaning literally ''Son of Rodrigo''; Germanic: ''Roderickson'') and a common surname in Spain and Latin America. Its Portuguese equivalent is Rodrigues. The "ez" s ...

, people with the surname or mononym ''Rodríguez'' *

Rodrigues (surname) Rodrigues (, Portuguese: /ʁu.ˈdɾi.ɡɨʃ/) is a common surname in the Portuguese language. Origin: Germanic patronymic ''Hrod + ric'' , meaning ''Son of Rodrigo'' or ''Son of Rui''. The "es" signifies "son of". The name Rodrigo (or the shor ...

, people with the surname ''Rodrigues''

Music

Sixto Rodriguez Sixto Diaz Rodríguez (July 10, 1942 – August 8, 2023), mononymously known as Rodríguez, was an American musician from Detroit, Michigan. Though his career was initially met with little fanfare in the United States, he found success in Sou ...

(1942–2023), singer-songwriter who recorded and performed under the mononym Rodriguez *

Rodriguez (band) Rodriguez was a rock band active in the mid to late 1990s based in San Luis Obispo, California. The band is notable as an early collaboration between Matt Ward (who later came to prominence as M. Ward) and Kyle Field (aka Little Wings), along ...

, American rock band active in the mid-late 1990s * Adrián Rodríguez, Spanish actor and singer *

Adrian Rodriguez (DJ) Adrian Rodriguez, also known by the name Rodriguez, is a trance producer and DJ from Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany who debuted in 1994, pairing with Sash! to create hits such as "Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is ...

, German trance producer and DJ, known as Rodriguez *

Adrian Rodriguez (musician) The Airborne Toxic Event is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2006. It consists of Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Chen (guitar, keyboards), Adrian Rodriguez (electric bass, backing vocals), Daren T ...

, American musician, bassist of The Airborne Toxic Event *

Magan & Rodriguez Magan may refer to: Places *Magan (civilization) *Magan, Russia *Magan Airport *Magán, Spain *Magan, alternative name of Mahin, a village in Iran *Aman Magan, a village in Iran People *Magan (name) Film and television *''Azhagiya Tamil Magan' ...

, Spanish musical duo *

Martínez Rodríguez Tacata' (alternative writings Tacatà and Tacatá) is an international hit released in 2012 by Italian duo " Tacabro", early known as Romano & Sapienza, featuring Cuban singer "Martínez Rodríguez", known later as Ruly MC, as main vocalist. The m ...

, Cuban vocalist who collaborated with Tacabro

Place names

Rodrigues Rodrigues ( ; Mauritian Creole, Creole: ) is a Autonomous administrative division, autonomous Outer islands of Mauritius, outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Isl ...

Island, a dependency of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean * Rodriguez, California, alternate name of

Muroc, California Muroc (also known as, Rogers, Rod, Yucca, and Rodriguez) is a former settlement in Kern County, California in the Mojave Desert. It was located on Rogers Dry Lake Rogers Dry Lake is an endorheic desert salt pan in the Mojave Desert of Kern ...

, United States *

Rodriguez, Rizal Rodriguez, officially the Municipality of Rodriguez () and still commonly known by its former name Montalban, is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 443,954 people making it ...

, municipality in the Philippines

American court cases

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San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez ''San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez'', 411 U.S. 1 (1973), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that San Antonio Independent School District's financing system, which was based on local property taxes, ...

'' (1973), a decision in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not confer a fundamental right to receive an education * '' Rodriguez v. United States'' (2015), a decision in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that, without reasonable suspicion, police officers may not extend the length of a traffic stop to conduct a dog sniff

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