Family name الرود (Elrod 
, Alrod 
, الرود 
) , in the entire world, is a common cognomen. The last name الرود is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, and Canada. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Canada, and Iraq. Much less frequently, الرود is the forename as well as the last name.