Rutherford.
A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders.
Meaning & usage
A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
A neighbourhood in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Napa County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
Where this word comes from
From Old English hryþer (“cattle”) + ford (“ford”). The first element is from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz.
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