How Many People Have the Last Name Rutherford?
people had the surname Rutherford in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 10,504 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+540 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Rutherford (82.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 11.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Rutherford ranks #931. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Rutherford grew from 27,539 people in 2000 to 28,079 in 2010 (up 2%), and its rank fell from #1,167 to #1,250. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 10.21 to 9.52 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 27,539 | 28,079 |
| Rank | #1,167 | #1,250 |
| Per 100,000 people | 10.21 | 9.52 |
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👤 Rutherford as a First Name
Rutherford is a first name too: about 221 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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