Rutherford surname origins the Scottish Borders.
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Background
Gorrenberry is an ecological restoration project which aims to restore much of the biodiversity of a substantial area in the Scottish Southern Uplands, while maintaining a varied pattern of economic activity at a sustainable level.
In 2011 Gorrenberry was a 935 hectare hill farm including four dwellings and two groups of steadings on the Hermitage Water, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders (55.266827N, 2.845836W). It was purchased in March 2011 by Jane Bower and Ken Lyall. The farm is approximately 20 miles south of Hawick and is reached by the unclassified road between the A7 and the B6399 signposted to Hermitage Castle.
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Rutherford, basically means in Scotland a location to take cattle across a river, which is called a cattle ford, but in Middle English a ruther ford.
ruther defined in Middle English
rother (n.(2)) Also rothere, rothor, rither, rether, rethur, ruthur(e, (WM & early SWM)
reother & (error) vrother; pl. rothere(n, rotheron, rothern, ritheren, retheres, rethere(n,
retheroun, rethren, (chiefly SW & SWM) rutheren(e, ruthern & (early SW & SWM) reotheren,
reoderen & (in names) reder(es)-, rederos-, rutre-, rudherhes-, roȝer-, Rede Rose.
[ OE hrīðer, hrȳðer, LOE hrūþer; cp. LOE hreoðarhyrde.]
(a) An ox, a cow, bull; pl. cattle, oxen; ~ beste; (b) ~ drivere, a cattle driver; ~ herde [OE
hrīðer-hirde], herdsman; rotheres lether, prepared oxhide or cowhide; (c) in surnames; (d) in
place names [see Smith PNElem.1.265].
Rutherford in Border Reiver FTDNA, sample is quite same, but shows scattered results;
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/border_reiver_dna/default.aspx?section=ycolorized
Found three Rutherfords 1654 Blaeu maps of the Borderlands.
One near Kelso;
Rutherford 1654 Blaeu map northwest of Kelso Scotland.
Rutherford 1654 Blaeu map north of Annadale
Rutherford 1654 Blaeu map on English side of Liddel Water
Having three localities in the Border lands in which the surname Rutherford was from would give into different Y-DNA pools, and give this difference of Y-DNA among the people named Rutherford.
Surname Distribution shows Rutherford between; Hawick, Wooler and Newcastle upon Tyne. http://named.publicprofiler.org/
de Rutherford of Treviotdale near ancient Roxburgh
Though the de Rutherford near the region of Ancient Castle/City of Roxburgh, likely were the earliest to spread their surname, and distribution seems to be oriented near the region, it is felt given the diversity already shown that there are other surname localities of ruther (cattle) fords, in which the surname Rutherford was taken from.
9/12/2017 MSE
