About Rutherford
The surname Rutherford is of Scottish origin and is derived from a place name in the Scottish Borders region. The name is composed of the Old English elements "hryðer" meaning "cattle" and "ford" meaning "a shallow river crossing." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Rutherford can be interpreted as "the shallow river crossing where cattle cross."
The surname Rutherford is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rutherford based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Rutherford in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in 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.