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Where did the German Rosenfelt family come from? What is the German Rosenfelt family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rosenfelt family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rosenfelt family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rosefeld, Rosenfelder, Rosenfelt, Rosenfeldt, Rosefeldt, Roesfeld, Roesfeldt, Rozenfeld, Rozenfelt, Rosefield, Rossenfeld, Rossenfeldt, Rossenfelt and many more.

First found in Swabia, where the name became noted for its many branches within the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied and enrolled by the princes of the region. In their later history the branches became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rosenfelt research. Another 164 words(12 lines of text) covering the year 1656 is included under the topic Early Rosenfelt History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 37 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rosenfelt Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rosenfelt Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Josef Rosenfelt landed in Texas in 1848
  • Miss C Rosenfelt, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1860

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  • Frank Edward Rosenfelt (b. 1921), American corporate executive. He was decorated with a Purple Heart in the U.S. army, and became president of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film company in 1955. In 1985 he became the vice-chairman of the MGM/UA Entertainment Company. Arthur Rosenfeld is an American energy efficiency expert and director of the Center for Building Science at the L.Berkeley Laboratory in California


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  1. Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
  2. Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann. Deutches Namenbuch. Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp, 1928. Print.
  3. Zoder, Rudolf. Familiennamen in Ostfalen. Hildesheim: Geog Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1968. Print.
  4. Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
  5. Haverkamp, Alfred. Medieval Germany 1056-1273 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print.
  6. Garland, Mary and Henry Garland Editions. Oxford Companion To German Literature 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (ISBN 0198158963).
  7. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  8. Götze, Alfred. Familiennamen im badischen Oberland. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1918. Print.
  9. Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
  10. Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Journeys German Immigration, Settlement and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
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The Rosenfelt Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rosenfelt Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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