Does anyone know whether the surnames Rodt and Roth could be interchangeable in Catholic records? The records are from the early 1800s. Jane/CO

I have two ancestral lines with the Rodt name, and my best guess is probably not. Rodt refers to a town in the German speaking part of Belgium, with many individuals taking the town name as their family name. The "th" consonant is not used (frequently) in the German language, but most believe Roth to be a Yiddish variation of "rot" which is the German word for "red". So unless somebody knows something that I don't.... Best wishes with your research. Joe > Does anyone know whether the surnames Rodt and Roth could be interchangeable > in Catholic records? The records are from the early 1800s. Jane/CO