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I found a site saying it is from Rother, a Germanic firstname, composed of hrod and her , meaning "famous army".

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sources: http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/voornamen/VNB/index.php?id=16199&act=zoeken
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/voornamen/VNB/index.php
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ~bgwiehle/siebenburgen/sbs-namen/sbs-namen-cat12.htm