Släkthistoria för Ruther
Ruther Vad efternamn betyder
German (also Rüther): habitational name for someone from Rüth or Rüthen in Westphalia. German (Rüther): variant of Reuter 1 or in some cases a cognate of Dutch Ruiter. Compare Ruether. Dutch: variant of Rutter English and Welsh (Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire): perhaps from an Anglicized form of the Welsh personal names Rhodri and Rhydderch (see Roderick and compare Rothery) with possible influence from the English river name Rother (Sussex Hampshire and Yorkshire).
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
