Ruthven
English
Etymology
Possibly from Scottish Gaelic ruadh (“red”) + mhaighin (“place”). Some places with this name may be from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh rhudd (“red”) + Welsh maen (“stone”).
Proper noun
Ruthven (countable and uncountable, plural Ruthvens)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village in the committee area of Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5046).
- A village in Angus, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2848).
- A hamlet in Badenoch district, Highland, Scotland (OS grid ref NH8133).
- A city in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ruthven is the 41164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Ruthven is most common among White (96.79%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ruthven”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.