Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Rodreham, Rodreha' 1086 DB

• Rodenham 1180–90 YCh495 1199 OblR 1201 1202,1204 FF 1208 OblR 1208 P 1228 Ebor 1234 Pat

• Rodinham 1202 FF

• Rudenham 1202 Abbr

• Roddenham 1205 FF

• Roderham 1194–9 YChviii 13 YDxii,101 1200 Cur 1208 OblR 1228 BM 1243 Fees 1246 Ass43d 1256 BM 1270 Ebor 1528 FF

• Roderam 1276 RH

• Roderhame 1482 YDxii,251

• Roderrham 1363 Edmunds

• Rodirham 13 Brett 1377 YDxii,115 1379 PT 1393 Linds

• Rodeham 1205 FF

• Ruderham 1234 Pat

• Raderham 1259 BM

• Rodderham 1300 Ebor

• Rotherham 1461 Pat 1491 FF 1493 Pat 1822 Langd

• Rotheram 1590 Camd 1597 SessnR

• Ratheram 1541 BM

Etymology

'Homestead by the R. Rother', v. R. Rother (RNs.), hām . On the early Roden - spellings with AN  -en - for -er - cf. IPN 107 and on the modern form Rother - cf. Phonol. § 41.