How common is the surname Rutter?

7,205 people in the United States had the surname Rutter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,852 Americans. It ranked 4,890th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rutter?

John Rutter, British composer, conductor and arranger.

Where is the surname Rutter most common?

Wikidata records people named Rutter in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Rutter getting more or less common?

More common. 7,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,205 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Rutter

A French surname, carried by 7,205 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rutter is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

French origin

* 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.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,205 people named Rutter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,852 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,014.

#4,890

rank among US surnames

7,205

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,622)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,881	Bosley	7,216	42,786
#4,882	Gorski	7,213	42,804
#4,883	Gurrola	7,211	42,816
#4,885	Verdugo	7,210	42,822
#4,887	Neel	7,209	42,828
#4,888	Urrutia	7,208	42,834
#4,889	Amezcua	7,206	42,846

Who is named Rutter

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

94% of people named Rutter identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rutters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Rutter
British composer, conductor and arranger, born 1945

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rutter

Rutter has the Soundex code R360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R360.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rutter come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Rutter?: 7,205 people in the United States had the surname Rutter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,852 Americans. It ranked 4,890th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rutter?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Rutter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Rutter?: John Rutter, British composer, conductor and arranger.
Where is the surname Rutter most common?: Wikidata records people named Rutter in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Rutter getting more or less common?: More common. 7,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,205 in 2010, up 2.7%.