Rother
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English
Etymology
- For the river in South Yorkshire: Probably 'the chief river', from Middle English Roder, from Proto-Brythonic *ro + Old Welsh *duβr.
- For the river in West Sussex: Back-formation from Rotherbridge.
- For the river in East Sussex: Back-formation from Rotherfield. Replaced Middle English Liminel, which is cognate with River Limden.
Proper noun
Rother (countable and uncountable, plural Rothers)
- A surname.
- A river in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Don.
- A river in Hampshire and West Sussex, England, which flows into the River Arun.
- A river in Kent and East Sussex, England, which flows into the English Channel.
- 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 98:
- Burwash, spread along a ridge between the rivers Rother and Dudwell, was an important centre of the iron industry three centuries ago when the Weald was England's main source of iron ore.
- A local government district in East Sussex created in 1974, which is named after the river in East Sussex.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rother is the 15748th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1851 individuals. Rother is most common among White (94.0%) individuals.