Sutherland

/ˈsʌðə(ɹ)lənd/

Sutherland proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Sutherland

A habitational surname from Old English.
A former county of Scotland, since 1975 part of Highland region and council area.
A suburb and local government area (Sutherland Shire) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
A locality in the Shire of Northern Grampians, central western Victoria, Australia.
A neighborhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A town in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
A small city in O'Brien County, Iowa.
An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
A census-designated place in Millard County, Utah.
An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
An unincorporated community in the towns of Delta and Mason, Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
A Scottish dukedom.

Synonyms of Sutherland

Sutherlandshire

Origin of Sutherland

The name of the county is from Old Norse Suðrland, from suðr (“south”) + land (“land”), named from the point of view of Orkney and Shetland. In some cases, the surname may represent the equivalent formation in Old English.

Words formed from Sutherland

Phrases with Sutherland

Sutherland Springs

Questions about Sutherland

What does Sutherland mean?: Sutherland means a habitational surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Sutherland?: Sutherland is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sutherland?: Sutherland is pronounced /ˈsʌðə(ɹ)lənd/.

Words near Sutherland in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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