When Vivian May Rogers was born on 8 May 1909, in Decatur, Burt, Nebraska, United States, her father, Ralph Edward Rogers, was 27 and her mother, Louie Alice Carter, was 28. She died on 5 December 1909, at the age of 0, and was buried in Garland, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
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