Rodriguez Explained

Rodriguez (pronounced as /es/ in Peninsular Spain or pronounced as /es/ in Latin America) is a Hispanic surname meaning "son of Rodrigo". It is often rendered without the accent mark, primarily outside Spanish-speaking countries. It may refer to:

People

• Rodríguez (surname), people with the surname or mononym Rodríguez
• Rodrigues (surname), people with the surname Rodrigues

Music

• Sixto Rodriguez (1942–2023), singer-songwriter who recorded and performed under the mononym Rodriguez
• Rodriguez (band), American rock band active in the mid-late 1990s
• Adrián Rodríguez, Spanish actor and singer
• Adrian Rodriguez (DJ), German trance producer and DJ, known as Rodriguez
• Adrian Rodriguez (musician), American musician, bassist of The Airborne Toxic Event
• Magan & Rodriguez, Spanish musical duo
• Martínez Rodríguez, Cuban vocalist who collaborated with Tacabro

Place names

• Rodrigues Island, a dependency of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean
• Rodriguez, California, alternate name of Muroc, California, United States
• Rodriguez, Rizal, municipality in the Philippines

American court cases

• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (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

See also

• Rodríguez Saá, Argentine family
• Rodrigues (disambiguation)
• Rodriquez (disambiguation)
• Justice Rodriguez (disambiguation)