Clan Rutherford
Basic Info.
Rutherford Clan Crest
Rutherford
Crest: A martlet, Sable
Motto: Nec Sorte, Nec Fato (Neither by chance, nor fate)
Origin of Name: Territorial, name of lands in Roxburghshire
Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan
Tartan
Clan History
Seal of William I
Rutherford History
The surname Rutherford comes from territorial origins, taken from the lands of Rutherford in the parish of Maxton in Roxburghshire. The name is of an ancient and once powerful Border family. The meaning and origin of the place name is simply from the old English hrythera ford, which means a ford for cattle.
The names Gregory and Nicolas de Rutherford, or Rutheford, were recorded for during the reigns of both King William I and his son, King Alexander II.
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Clan Lands
Rutherford Lands
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