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The surname Rutherford, also Rutherfurd, is a Scottish and Northern English habitational surname deriving from a place in the Scottish borders region near Roxburgh.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rutherford Name Meaning & Rutherford Family History at Ancestry.com )〕 It may refer to: * Alexander Cameron Rutherford, Canadian politician, first Premier of Alberta (1905–1910) * Clancy Rudeforth, former Australian rules footballer * Daniel Rutherford, a Scottish chemist and physician who is most famous for the discovery of nitrogen * Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, known as the "father of nuclear physics" * Greg Rutherford (born 1986), British athlete (specifically long jumper) * Jack Rutherford (cricketer), Australian Test cricketer * Jack Rutherford (footballer born 1892) (1892–1930), English footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol Rovers and Gillingham * Jack Rutherford (footballer born 1908), English footballer for Gillingham and Watford * Joe Rutherford, an Aston Villa F.C. goalkeeper of the mid-20th-century * John Rutherford (disambiguation), multiple people * Joseph Franklin Rutherford, also known as "Judge Rutherford", 2nd president of the Watch Tower Society corporation * Kelly Rutherford, American actress, most famous for her role as Lily van der Woodsen in the CW teen drama ''Gossip Girl'' * Ken Rutherford (cricketer), New Zealand batsman and captain * Margaret Rutherford, British actress * Mike Rutherford (born 1950), English musician * Rachel Rutherford, New York City Ballet soloist * Samuel Rutherford, Scottish theologian, minister and political theorist ;See also * Edward Rutherfurd, ''nom de plume'' of Francis Edward Wintle, author of historical fiction ==Origin== According to one theory, the name can be traced back to the West Flemish name Ruddervoorde, a community now part of Oostkamp.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Flemish Roots )〕 Another theory of the origin of the name states that a man by the name Ruther carried an ancient king of Scots over the River Tweed. Eventually, a descendant of the king gave land to the family that carried his forefather over the river and when surnames were adopted, Rutherford came into being.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Origin and History of the Name Rutherford )〕 The motto of the Rutherfords of one of the clans is ''Nec sorte nec fato'', represented as "Nor by fate nor by chance." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rutherford (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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