The Rutter surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 7,014 people carried this name — #4,622 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,500 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
135 people named Rutter live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Rutter.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Martinique.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
22 people named Rutter have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 45 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rutter.
- Rusterholz 106 · U.S. census
- Ruta 662 · U.S. census
- Ruth 15,481 · U.S. census
- Rutigliano 994 · U.S. census
- Rutkowski 6,773 · U.S. census
- Rutten 899 · U.S. census
- Ruys 144 · U.S. census
- Ruz 394 · U.S. census
- Ryan 139,335 · U.S. census
- Rybak 1,882 · U.S. census
- Rybarczyk 854 · U.S. census
- Rybicki 1,814 · U.S. census
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