Meaning of Last Name

The surname Rutherford, also Rutherfurd, is a Scottish and Northern English habitational surname deriving from a place in the Scottish borders region near Roxburgh. It may refer to: *Alexander Cameron Rutherford, Canadian politician, first Premier of Alberta 1905-1910 *Daniel Rutherford, a Scottish chemist and physician who is most famous for the discovery of nitrogen *Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, known as the "father of nuclear physics" *Greg Rutherford, 2008 Olympic Long Jumper, Canadian Athlete *Joe Rutherford, an Aston Villa F.C. goalkeeper of the mid 20th century *John Rutherford, Jacksonville, FL Sheriff *Johnny Rutherford, a U.S. race car driver *Johnny Rutherford (baseball), Major League Baseball pitcher *Joseph Franklin Rutherford, also known as "Judge Rutherford", 2nd president of the Watch Tower Society corporation *Ken Rutherford (cricketer), New Zealand batsman and captain *Margaret Rutherford, a British actress *Mike Rutherford, English musician *Rachel Rutherford, New York City Ballet soloist *Shannon Rutherford, Fictional character on the television show LOST, portrayed by Maggie Grace *Samuel Rutherford, a Scottish theologian, minister and political theorist ;See also *Edward Rutherfurd, nom de plume of Francis Edward Wintle, author of historical fiction. *various people named John Rutherford