Rutterford Surname

384,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rutterford Surname Definition:

1 Dweller at the Trooper- Ford [v. under Rutter1, and + Middle English O.E .ford] 2 for Rutherford, q.v.

Rutterford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8241:67,6197,828
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales121:257,87814,969
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2371:102,85010,316
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Rutterford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 Dweller at the Trooper- Ford [v. under Rutter1, and + Middle English O.E .ford] 2 for Rutherford, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rutterford Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rutterford Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rutterford (Russian: Руттерфорд) is found most in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutterford? popularity and diffusion

Rutterford is the 384,325th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,878,428 people. Rutterford is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Rutterford reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 824 people, or 1 in 67,619. In England Rutterford is primarily found in: Cambridgeshire, where 26 percent are found, Suffolk, where 23 percent are found and Norfolk, where 14 percent are found. Beside England Rutterford occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Rutterford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rutterford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 348 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 617 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rutterford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rutterford last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rutterford surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Rutterford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13% less than the national average, earning $37,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rutterford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rutterford in the Russian language
Руттерфордrutterford-

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