How Common Is the Last Name Rutherford?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Rutherford today

31,090

Ranked #1,250 of 162,254 published surnames · 9.52 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 28,079 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

82.13%

Black

11.69%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.53%

Hispanic

2.2%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.