Carruthers, sometimes Caruthers, is a Scottish surname and clan, originating from the lands of Carruthers in Dumfriesshire. The place name is derived from the Cumbric elements caer ("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. As of 19 August 2019, Dr Simon Peter Carruthers of Holmains, 22nd of his line, 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)(CCS(I)); 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 and the home of his clan. It has regional representatives in Africa, Australia, Canada, Europe, U.K. and the US. CCS(I) 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 gallicized form of the name; it is a common surname today in the southern part of the state. Notable people with the surname Bob Caruthers, American Major League Baseball player Chris Carruthers (born 1983), English footballer David Carruthers (born 1957), British businessman David Carruthers, Canadian curler Sir David Carruthers, New Zealand judge Douglas Carruthers (1882–1962), soldier, explorer, and naturalist Elizabeth Carruthers (born 1951), Canadian diver George Carruthers (born 1953), Convenor, Clan Carruthers Society George Robert Carruthers (born 1939), American physicist and inventor Ian Carruthers, British National Health Service manager Jimmy Carruthers (1929–1990), Australian world champion boxer John Carruthers (footballer) (1900–1959), English footballer John Valentine Carruthers (born 1958), English musician, Siouxsie and the Banshees Joseph Carruthers (1857–1932), Premier of New South Wales 1904 to 1907 Kel Carruthers (born 1938), Australian former world champion Grand Prix Kitty Carruthers (born 1961), American pairs figure skater Mark Carruthers (born 1965), British talk show host on BBC Pamela Carruthers (1916–2009), British showjumping course designer Perry Carruthers (1952-2022), American Farmer and Rancher, Peter Carruthers (philosopher) (born 1952), British philosopher Peter Carruthers (figure skater) (born 1959), American pairs figure skater Peter A. Carruthers (1935–1997), American physicist Reid Carruthers (born 1984), Canadian curler Robert Carruthers (1799–1878), Scottish journalist and