Carruthers, sometimes Caruthers, is a Scottish surname and

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...

, originating from the lands of Carruthers in

Dumfriesshire Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries or Shire of Dumfries (''Siorrachd Dhùn Phris'' in Gaelic) is a historic county and registration county in southern Scotland. The Dumfries lieutenancy area covers a similar area to the historic county. I ...

. The place name is derived from the

Cumbric Cumbric was a variety of the Common Brittonic language spoken during the Early Middle Ages in the ''Hen Ogledd'' or "Old North" in what is now the counties of Westmorland, Cumberland and northern Lancashire in Northern England and the souther ...

elements ''ker'' ("fort") and ''Rhydderch'' (a personal name perhaps meaning "red ruler"), and so meaning " Rhydderch's fort", possibly in reference to

Riderch I of Alt Clut Rhydderch Hael ( en, Rhydderch the Generous), Riderch I of Alt Clut, or Rhydderch of Strathclyde, ( ''fl.'' 580 – c. 614) was a ruler of Alt Clut, a Brittonic kingdom in the ''Hen Ogledd'' or "Old North" of Britain. He was one of the most famous ...

. As of 19 August 2019, Dr Simon Peter Carruthers of Holmains was confirmed as Chief of the Name and Arms of Carruthers by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in Edinburgh, Scotland. The family and clan are represented internationally by the Clan Carruthers Society International (CCSI); its website is www.clancarrutherssociety.org. The Society was founded in January 2017 and is officially recognised by the Chief of Carruthers as representing the worldwide Carruthers family. It has regional representatives in Australia, Canada, Europe, U.K. and the US. CCSI is non-commercial, apolitical and non-partisan and is open to any member of the international Carruthers family and derivatives of that name. The Society is based in the United Kingdom, but is represented by an international Executive Council made up of senior members from the regions. In Louisiana, ''Carruthers'' has evolved into ''Credeur'', a

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form of the name; it is a common surname today in the southern part of the state.

Notable people with the surname

Bob Caruthers Robert Lee Caruthers (January 5, 1864 – August 5, 1911), nicknamed "Parisian Bob", was an American right-handed pitcher and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the St. Louis Browns and Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The star p ...

, American Major League Baseball player *

Chris Carruthers Christopher Paul Carruthers (born 19 August 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He played in the Football League for Northampton Town and Bristol Rovers. Carruthers started his career with the Northamp ...

(born 1983), English footballer *

David Carruthers David Carruthers (born September 1957 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British businessman who was the CEO of online gambling company BETonSPORTS plc from July 2000 until July 2006. He was arrested in the United States on 16 July 2006 on charges ...

(born 1957), British businessman *

, Canadian curler * Sir David Carruthers, New Zealand judge *

Douglas Carruthers Alexander Douglas Mitchell Carruthers (4 October 1882 – 23 May 1962) was an explorer and naturalist of some repute. He was the son of the Reverend William Mitchell Carruthers of Holbrook, Suffolk, Holbrook, and was an explorer in the Middle ...

(1882–1962), soldier, explorer, and naturalist *

Elizabeth Carruthers Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Carruthers (born September 14, 1951) is a retired diver from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. She won a total of two medals (one gold, one silver) at the Pan Amer ...

(born 1951), Canadian diver * George Carruthers (born 1953), Convenor, Clan Carruthers Society *

George Robert Carruthers George Robert Carruthers (October 1, 1939 – December 26, 2020) was an African American inventor, physicist, engineer and space scientist. Carruthers perfected a compact and very powerful ultraviolet camera/spectrograph for NASA to use when it ...

(born 1939), American physicist and inventor *

Ian Carruthers Sir Ian James Carruthers is a former senior director for the National Health Service (NHS). Having first joined the NHS in 1969 as an administrator at Garlands Hospital, Carlisle, he rose through a career which included six months as the interi ...

, British National Health Service manager *

Jimmy Carruthers James William Carruthers (5 July 1929 – 15 August 1990) was an Australian boxer, who became world champion in the bantamweight division. Jimmy was the 2009 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Veterans category. Amateur c ...

(1929–1990), Australian world champion boxer * John Carruthers (footballer) (1900–1959), English footballer *

John Valentine Carruthers John Valentine Carruthers (born 1958 in Wortley, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English musician, guitarist, and composer. He is mainly known for being a member of Siouxsie and the Banshees from mid-1984 until early 1987. In the early 1980s, he ...

(born 1958), English musician, Siouxsie and the Banshees *

Joseph Carruthers Sir Joseph Hector McNeil Carruthers (21 December 185710 December 1932) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1904 to 1907. Carruthers is perhaps best remembered for founding the Liberal and Reform Associa ...

(1857–1932), Premier of New South Wales 1904 to 1907 *

Kel Carruthers Kelvin Carruthers (born 3 January 1938) is an Australian former world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing team manager.

(born 1938), Australian former world champion Grand Prix *

Kitty Carruthers Caitlin A. "Kitty" Carruthers (born May 30, 1961) is a former American pair skater. With her adoptive brother, Peter Carruthers, she won a 1984 Olympic Silver medal, a 1982 World Bronze medal, and had been a four-time (1981-1984) United States ...

(born 1961), American pairs figure skater *

Mark Carruthers Mark Carruthers OBE (born 1965) is a Northern Irish journalist. He currently presents a number of television and radio programmes for BBC Northern Ireland. Broadcasting work Carruthers first joined BBC Northern Ireland in 1989 contributing t ...

(born 1965), British talk show host on BBC *

Pamela Carruthers Pamela Isabel Jameson Carruthers (née Torrie, 11 August 1916 – 23 September 2009), was a British showjumper, and showjumping course designer, and "had a profound influence on show jumping courses in many parts of the world". Early life She was b ...

(1916–2009), British showjumping course designer * Perry Carruthers (1952-2022), American Farmer and Rancher, *

Peter Carruthers (philosopher) Peter Carruthers (; born 16 June 1952) is a British-American philosopher and cognitive scientist working primarily in the area of philosophy of mind, though he has also made contributions to philosophy of language and ethics. He is a professo ...

(born 1952), British philosopher *

Peter Carruthers (figure skater) Peter W. Carruthers (born July 22, 1959) is a former American pair ice skater and a television skating analyst. Carruthers and his adopted sister, Kitty, are the 1984 Olympic Silver medalists, the 1982 World Bronze medalists, and four-time ...

(born 1959), American pairs figure skater *

Peter A. Carruthers Peter Carruthers (1935 – August 3, 1997) was an American physicist best known for leading the theoretical division of Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1973 until 1980. Early life and education Peter Carruthers was born in Lafayette, Indi ...

(1935–1997), American physicist *

Reid Carruthers Reid Carruthers (born December 30, 1984) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Carruthers was the 2011 world champion—winning gold as a second on Jeff Stoughton's team—as well as a six-time provincial champion, the 2003 junior prov ...

(born 1984), Canadian curler *

Robert Carruthers Robert Carruthers (1799–1878) was a Scottish journalist and miscellaneous writer. He was born in Dumfriesshire and was for a time a teacher in Huntingdon. He wrote a ''History of Huntingdon'' in 1824. In 1828 he became editor of the ''Inverne ...

(1799–1878), Scottish journalist and writer *

Robert L. Caruthers Robert Looney Caruthers (July 31, 1800 – October 2, 1882) was an American judge, politician, and professor. He helped establish Cumberland University in 1842, serving as the first president of its board of trustees, and was a cofounder of ...

(1800–1882), American politician and judge, governor of Tennessee *

Samir Carruthers Samir Badre Carruthers (born 4 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South side Dartford. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at U19 and U21 level. With over 160 football league appea ...

(born 1993), Irish footballer * Scatam Caothers, American actor and musician * Steffi Carruthers (born 1993), Samoan tennis player * Stuart Carruthers (born 1970 ) Australian field hockey player * Thomas N. Carruthers (1900–1960), Episcopal bishop of South Carolina * Thomas Caruthers (c. 1818–1867), Texas politician * Troy Carruthers (born 1982), Nebraska - Farm Bureau - Wealth Manger - Rancher * Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers (1863–1910), Canadian soldier and founder of the Canadian Signal Corps * William Carruthers (1830–1922), British botanist *

Will Carruthers Will Carruthers (born 9 November 1967, in Chesterfield, England) is a musician, best known for playing bass in the influential alternative rock bands Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized. Biography Early life Carruthers moved to Rugby in 1977, an ...

(born 1967), alternative rock musician

Fictional characters

*Carruthers, protagonist of Robert Erskine Childers's novel ''

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'' *Bob Carruthers, a character from the Sherlock Holmes story ''

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'' *Elizabeth and Peter Carruthers, a married couple; she inherits his trading firm, Carruthers & Co., in the 2016 Discovery Channel/Netflix series ''

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'' *Georgie Carruthers, protagonist of Ruby Dixon novel ''

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{{surname, Carruthers Surnames of Scottish origin

Notable people with the surname

Fictional characters

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