The rutland Surname

rutland Name Meaning and History

English: regional name from the former English county of this name, so named from the Old English byname Rota (from rot ‘cheerful’, ‘glad’) + land ‘land’, ‘territory’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The rutland name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the rutland family name as far back in history as possible.

rutland Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of rutland Families in the US in 1920

Number of rutland families

45-87

16-44

1-15

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JAMES HOPKINS RUTLAND=KY,LA, TX	D.Rutland	6
Rutland	Linda Raybourne	3
looking for rutlands	rutlandchristen	1
Leonard R. Riggins Obituary 1898-1970	kaitysmom	0
Rutland Freer	blakesleyhound	4
Vivian (Miles) Hester Obituary 1970	kaitysmom	0
Edna Sally RUTLAND	Jeanette Spence	8
MS Rutland book, 1810-1930	Loretta	2
Lydia Rutland and Joseph L. Gibson	TexasLady1224	4
Book: "Forging Our Families"	Robert Bonner	3

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