Rutter (name)
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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.[1]
Another theory suggests the surname may be related to the Old French words rotier, routier, meaning robber, highwayman, footpad.[1]
People with the surname
- Adam Rutter (born 1986), Australian racewalker
- Barrie Rutter (born 1946), English actor and theatre director
- Brad Rutter (born 1978), American quiz show host
- Claire Rutter (born 1976), English operatic soprano
- Claude Rutter (born 1928), English retired Anglican priest and former cricketer
- Dale Rutter (born 1972), birth name of American pornographic actor Dale DaBone
- Deborah Rutter, American arts executive
- Eileen Joyce (Joy) Rutter (born 1945), English fantasy writer known by pen name Joy Chant
- Frank Rutter (1876–1937), British art critic, curator and activist
- Jane Rutter (born 1958), Australian flautist
- John Rutter (born 1945), English composer and conductor
- Keith Rutter (born 1934), English footballer
- Lou Rutter (1914–1971), American professional basketball player
- Sir Michael Rutter (born 1933), first English professor of child psychiatry
- Michael Rutter (born 1973), British motorcycle racer
- Owen Rutter (1889–1944), British author
- Peta Rutter (born 1959), New Zealand actress
- Sally Perkins Rutter (1913–1983), birth name of American actress Gale Page
- Samuel Rutter (17th century), Bishop of Sodor and Man
- Tommy Rutter (born 1977), English footballer
- Tony Rutter (born 1941), British motorcycle racer
- Troy Rutter (born 1973), American actor
- William Rutter (MP) (by 1488–1541), English politician
- William J. Rutter (born 1926), American biochemist, co-founder of biotechnology firm Chiron Corporation
People with the middle name
- John Rutter Brooke (1838–1926), US Army general
- Thaddeus Rutter Shideler (1884–1966), American hurdler
- William Rutter Dawes (1799–1868), British astronomer
Fictional characters
- Anita Rutter in Anita and Me, 1996 novel and Anita and Me, 2002 film
- Dr Rutter in Incompetence, 2003 novel