Show ContentsRothstein History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Rothstein is denotes at the "red sign" at the "old house on the Upper Rhine." [1] At times, "red" was in reference to a "red shield" or in Yiddish a "red coat."

Early Origins of the Rothstein family

The surname Rothstein was first found in Speyer, a city in Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. Here Hartmut zum Rotenschite or Rotschilt was recorded in 1313. At about the same time, the name Rotscilt was registered in Lübeck, a city in Northern Germany in 1338. [1]

The famed Rothschild banking family were originally from Frankfurt. Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812), a court factor to the German Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel in the Free City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, established his banking business in the 1760s. His five sons established businesses in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Vienna, and Naples.

Early History of the Rothstein family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rothstein research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1710, 1715, 1744, 1755 and 1812 are included under the topic Early Rothstein History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rothstein Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rothstein, Rothenstein, Rothmaler, Rothenmaler, Roddenstein, Rodenmaler, Rodstein, Rotstein, Rochstein, Roytenstein, Roitenstein, Roitstein, Rojtenstein, Reitenstein, Ruttenstein, Ruthstein, Routenstein and many more.

Early Notables of the Rothstein family

Notables with the name Rothstein during this period were Amschel Moses Rothschild (c. 1710-1755) was a German Jewish money changer and trader in silk cloth in the Judengasse, the Jewish ghetto of the Free...
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Rothstein Ranking

In the United States, the name Rothstein is the 7,248th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. [2]


United States Rothstein migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rothstein Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • G. Rothstein, who arrived at the port of Baltimore in 1834
  • F. E. Rothstein, who arrived in New York city in 1843
  • Axel Victor Rothstein, who arrived in California in 1851
  • William Rothstein, who arrived in New York from Bremen in 1853

Contemporary Notables of the name Rothstein (post 1700) +

  • Ron Rothstein (b. 1942), American professional basketball coach and former college basketball player
  • Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985), Jewish American photographer
  • Edward Rothstein, American music critic and composer
  • Debbie Rothstein, American voice actor
  • Arnold Rothstein (1883-1928), American gambler, accused of being the mastermind behind the 'fixing' of the 1919 baseball World Series
  • Stephan Rothstein, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 28th District, 1994 [3]
  • Scott Rothstein, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 2008 [3]
  • John C. Rothstein, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1972 [3]
  • Howard H. Rothstein, American politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 32nd District, 1958 [3]
  • Charlotte M. Rothstein, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984 [3]
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Triangle Waist Company
  • Miss Emma Rothstein (b. 1889), Russian Jewish garment worker who was working at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she died in the fire [4]


  1. Bahlow, Hans, Dictionary of German Names. translated by Edda Gentry, Wisconsin: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7)
  2. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire


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