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Early Origins of the Rottenberg family

The surname Rottenberg was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. The territory emerged as Hesse, and the Rothenburgs became the Grand Duchy of Hesse.

Early History of the Rottenberg family

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Rottenberg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rothenberg, Rothenburg, Rottenberg, Rottenburg, Rotenberg and many more.

Early Notables of the Rottenberg family

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Migration of the Rottenberg family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who traveled to the New World and established themselves along the eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada in the 18th and 19th centuries..


Contemporary Notables of the name Rottenberg (post 1700) +

  • Dan Rottenberg (b. 1942), American author, editor and journalist, best known for his book Death of a Gunfighter (2008)
  • Linda Rottenberg, American lawyer and businesswoman, CEO and Co-founder of Endeavor
  • Ernest Rottenberg, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Attleboro, Massachusetts, 1953 1
  • Ludwig Rottenberg (1865-1932), Austrian/German composer and conductor
  • Silke Rottenberg (b. 1972), former German football goalkeeper
  • Anda Rottenberg (b. 1944), Polish art historian, art critic, writer, former director of the Zacharta National Gallery of Art
  • Felix Rottenberg (b. 1957), Dutch politician and former chair of the Labour Party


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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