Rutter (name)


Rutter is a French surname.

Origins and variants

One theory suggests that the surname is French in origin and related to the Old French words roteor, roteeur, routeeur, which are related to playing the rote, an early medieval stringed instrument.
Another theory suggests the surname may be related to the Old French words rotier, routier, meaning robber, highwayman, footpad.

People with the surname