Carruthers Family History
Carruthers Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a place near Ecclefechan in
Dumfries, locally pronounced ‘kridders’. The name is first recorded in
1334 in the form Carrothres, and then more clearly in
c.1350 as Caer Ruther, and derives from British
caer ‘fort’ + a personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Carruthers Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Carruthers families
 27 - 52  10 - 26 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Carruthers families
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421 - 839 141 - 420 |
1 - 140 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Carruthers families
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282 - 562 95 - 281 |
1 - 94 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Carruthers Family Origin
Carruthers Immigration Information
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Carruthers Family Occupations
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