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 Rutherford, California, in Napa County East Rutherford, New Jersey Rutherford, New Jersey Rutherford, Pennsylvania Rutherford, Virginia Rutherford, West Virginia Rutherford County, North Carolina Rutherford County, Tennessee 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 , 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 Moons 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 See also John Rutherfoord Rutherfurd (disambiguation)