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Origins Available: German, Jewish

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

The surname Rothberg is a habitation name, from the broad category of hereditary surnames, which are derived from place names. In this case, the surname Rothberg is derived from any of a number of places so called in Germany. The name Rothberg derives from the Yiddish royt, which means red, and the German word berg, which means hill. This was an ornamental surname for someone who lived near the red hill.


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The Rothberg Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rothberg 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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