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Surname Etymology and Meaning of ROTHER

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. nickname for a person with red hair, from an inflected form of Roth 1.
2. from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrod ‘renown’ + hari, heri ‘army’ or hard ‘strong’, ‘hardy’.
3. variant of Roder.
4. habitational name from any of various places so named.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)