Rutherford may refer to:
Places
Australia
- Rutherford, New South Wales, a suburb of Maitland
- Rutherford (Parish), New South Wales, a civil parish of Yungnulgra County
Canada
- Mount Rutherford, Jasper National Park
- Rutherford, Edmonton, neighbourhood
- Rutherford House, in Edmonton, Alberta
- Rutherford Library, University of Alberta
United Kingdom
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire
United States
People
- Rutherford (name), people with the surname or given name
- Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937), 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, known as the father of nuclear physics
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893), 19th president of the United States (1877–1881)
Fiction
- Rutherford the Brave, a character from Gamehendge, the fictional setting for a number of songs by the rock band Phish
- Rutherford, Ohio, fictional setting of the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Cullen Stanton Rutherford, a character from the Dragon Age franchise
- Ensign Sam Rutherford, a major character in Star Trek: Lower Decks
Transportation
- Rutherford GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community of Maple, Ontario, Canada
- Rutherford Intermodal Yard, a large rail yard located in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, just east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Rutherford (NJT station), a train station on New Jersey Transit's Bergen County Line
- HMS Rutherford (K558), a British frigate in commission in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945
Science
- Rutherford (unit), a unit of radioactivity
- Rutherford scattering, a phenomenon in physics which led to the development of the Rutherford model (or planetary model) of the atom and eventually to the Bohr model
- Rutherford (lunar crater), a small impact crater on the Moon's far side
- Rutherford (Martian crater), a crater on Mars
Economics
- R & I.S. Rutherford Brothers of St John's, issued the first traders' Halfpenny tokens for Newfoundland in 1841
Education
- Rutherford College (disambiguation), more than one college
- Rutherford High School (disambiguation), several schools
- Rutherford School (disambiguation), several schools
Other uses
- Rutherford Institute, a public interest law firm and resource center in Charlottesville, Virginia
- The Rutherford Journal, an academic journal
- Rutherford (rocket engine), a rocket engine developed by Rocket Lab
- Rutherford statistical area in Nelson, New Zealand