Depolarization of submicrometer Si nano-rod/pillar surface reflectance with manipulative anti-reflection and micro-Raman scattering is demonstrated. Smallest reflectance dip of 1.5% at 400-450 nm for Si nano-pillars is attributed to the graded-index multilayer induced destructive surface interference. The TM-mode incidence interacts with more bound electrons to experience less deviated effective dielectric permittivity, whereas the TE-mode incidence causes a larger surface depolarization ratio. Except the enhanced surface Raman scattering under the enlarged interaction area with tetrahedrally coordinated Si vibrations, the Raman peaks shifted by -4 cm^(-1) associated with broadening linewidth up to 9 cm^(-1) is observed with increasing Si nano-rod length.