Definition of "Rutherford"

A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders.  examples

(rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.

A suburb of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.  examples

A neighbourhood in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. A census-designated place in Napa County, California.  examples

2. A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.  examples

3. A census-designated place in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.  examples