# Rutter (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rutter/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,205 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,890 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 42,852 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (7,014 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from rote (musical instrument), as well as from Old French routier (“robber”) * As a Dutch surname, from Middle Dutch ruter (“freebooter”), itself cognate with the Old French term. Also see Reuter.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rutter in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rutter in the United Kingdom.

## People named Rutter

- John Rutter, British composer, conductor and arranger

## Similar surnames

Ritter, Reuter, Rudder, Rotter, Ruder, Riter, Rueter, Reuther, Routhier, Reeder, Rider, Rader.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.