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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Either (i) "player of the rote (a medieval stringed instrument played by plucking)"; or (ii) from a medieval nickname for a dishonest or untrustworthy person (from Old French routier "robber, mugger"). A known bearer is British composer and conductor John Rutter (1945-).
Added 10/3/2013 by babycrookston