Anglicized form of the Gaelic name found in Ireland as Ruaidhrí and in Scotland as Ruairidh (see respective appendices). In Scotland this is further Anglicized to Roderick. In recent times, Rory has come into popular general use.
English: occupational name for a maker or layer of tiles, from an agent derivative of Middle English tile ‘tile’. In the Middle Ages tiles were widely used in floors and pavements, and to a lesser extent in roofing, where they did not really come into their own until the 16th century.