About Rutherford
The name "Rutherford" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "ruther" meaning "cattle" and "ford" meaning "river crossing." Therefore, the name "Rutherford" can be interpreted to mean "river crossing for cattle." It is a surname that likely originated as a locational name for someone who lived near or was associated with a river crossing used for herding or driving cattle.
Most individuals with the name Rutherford are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -18.18% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Rutherford in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Rutherford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.