How common is the surname Rutland?

4,168 people in the United States had the surname Rutland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,075 Americans. It ranked 7,939th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Rutland?

Rutland is /ˈɹʌt.lənd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Rutland getting more or less common?

More common. 3,989 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,168 in 2010, up 4.5%.

Is Rutland also a first name?

Yes. Rutland is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rutland

An English place surname, carried by 4,168 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹʌt.lənd/ 2 syllables Soundex R345

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rutland is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

Unclear. Attested in Old English as Roteland and Ritelanede. Perhaps hrīþer (“cattle”) + land (“land”), or from the personal name Rota + land.

Rutland is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,168 people named Rutland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,075 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,989.

#7,939

rank among US surnames

4,168

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,693)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,932	Basinger	4,171	74,022
#7,933	Desmarais	4,170	74,040
#7,937	Riccio	4,169	74,057
#7,939	Rutland	4,168	74,075
#7,940	Waddle	4,167	74,093
#7,942	Wirtz	4,166	74,111
#7,944	Mele	4,165	74,129

Who is named Rutland

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

76% of people named Rutland identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rutland come from?: Unclear. Attested in Old English as Roteland and Ritelanede. Perhaps hrīþer (“cattle”) + land (“land”), or from the personal name Rota + land.
How common is the surname Rutland?: 4,168 people in the United States had the surname Rutland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,075 Americans. It ranked 7,939th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rutland?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Rutland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Rutland?: Rutland is /ˈɹʌt.lənd/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Rutland?: Rutland is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Rutland getting more or less common?: More common. 3,989 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,168 in 2010, up 4.5%.
Is Rutland also a first name?: Yes. Rutland is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.