The surname Rutherford, also Rutherfurd, can be traced back to the West Flemish name Ruddervoorde, a community now part of Oostkamp[1]. It may refer to:
- Alexander Cameron Rutherford, Canadian politician, first Premier of Alberta 1905-1910
- Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, known as the "father of nuclear physics"
- Daniel Rutherford, a Scottish chemist and physician who is most famous for the discovery of nitrogen
- J F Rutherford, Second president of the Watch Tower Society, also known as Judge Rutherford.
- Joe Rutherford, an Aston Villa F.C. goalkeeper of the mid 20th century.
- Johnny Rutherford, a U.S. race car driver
- Johnny Rutherford, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Margaret Rutherford, a British actress
- Mike Rutherford, English musician
- Ken Rutherford (cricketer), New Zealand batsman and captain
- Samuel Rutherford, a Scottish theologian, minister and political theorist
- Joseph Franklin Rutherford, 2nd president of the Watch Tower Society
- Edward Rutherfurd, nom de plume of Francis Edward Wintle, author of historical fiction.
