Last Name RUTHERFORD

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Meaning	Local: from the lands of Rutherford in Roxburghshire. The family are descended from Sir Richard de Ruthirfurde, 1390. Local: From the lands of Rutherford on the river Tweed, in the parish of Maxton, Roxburgshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the Welsh 'Ruthr,' rushing, swift, and 'fford,' a ford or way.

Origin	Scottish, Jewish, Irish, Falkland, South african

Rank	1,167 (2000 US census)	1,095 (1990 US census)

Count	27,539 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

84%, or 23133 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
11.58%, or 3189 total occurrences, as black,
0.34%, or 94 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.02%, or 281 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.59%, or 438 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.47%, or 405 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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