Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
"Dame Joan Sutherland captivated audiences worldwide as an Australian operatic soprano born in 1926."
A habitational surname, from Old English.
"Sutherland is a common family name in Scotland that originates as an old place-name referring to a region north of the Suthern Sea."
The name Sutherland comes from the Old Norse phrase suðrland, meaning "southern land," which described the region as seen from Orkney and Shetland. While this is the primary origin for the county, some instances of the surname may derive from a similar formation in Old English instead.