Family name Рутгер (Rutger 
, Рутгер 
, Ritgers ) , worldwide, is a rare surname. The family name Рутгер is characteristic of Sweden, where it is a rare surname, Netherlands, and Norway, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Netherlands, and Sweden. Predominantly, Рутгер is the forename as well as the last name.