Skip to main content

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German (also Rüther) : habitational name for someone from Rüth or Rüthen in Westphalia.
  • German : variant of Reuter, although in some cases Ruther and Ruter may represent dialect variants of Dutch Ruiter.
  • Dutch : variant of Rutter 3.

Join the Family

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe