Carruthers

Carruthers

Carruthers refers to:

*Name
**Carruthers is a placeneme in Dumfriesshire which is said to derive from the Brittonic word "caer" meaning "fort" (as in Caerlaverock castle, not far away) and the personal name Ruther (originally Rhythr or Rydderch). It has been suggested that this comes from King Roderic mentioned by St Adamnan. Locally, the name was pronounced "Cridders".

*Persons
**Elizabeth Carruthers (born 1951), Canadian diver
**Ian Carruthers, British National Health Service manager
**Jimmy Carruthers (1929–1990), Australian world champion boxer
**Mark Carruthers (born 1965), British talk show host on BBC
**Robert Carruthers (1799–1878), Scottish journalist and writer
**George Carruthers (born 1939), American physicist and inventor
**Peter Carruthers, philosopher (born 19?), Philosopher
**William Carruthers (born 1967), British musician
**William Carruthers (1830–1922), British botanist
**David Carruthers (born 1957), British businessman
*Places
**Carruthers Field, American military airbase at Benbrook, Texas, near Fort Worth, during World War I


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