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Early Origins of the Rosenbaum family

The surname Rosenbaum was first found in Austria, where the name emerged in mediaeval 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. From early on members of the family moved westward, and chronicles first mention Jacob zum Rosenbaum of Mainz in 1293, and H. Rosenbom of Haldensleben in 1350.

Early History of the Rosenbaum family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rosenbaum research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1812 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Rosenbaum History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rosenbaum Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rosenbaum, Rosebaum, Rosbaum, Roesbaum, Roesbaum, Roesenbaum, Rosenbom, Rozenbom, Rozenbowm, Rozebom and many more.

Early Notables of the Rosenbaum family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Rosenbaum were

  • Weuzel Rosenbaum, who was Director of the royal iron works of Horschowitz in Bohemia...

Rosenbaum Ranking

In the United States, the name Rosenbaum is the 4,218th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1


United States Rosenbaum migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rosenbaum Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Bernhard Rosenbaum, who landed in New York, NY in 1710-1714 2
  • Johann Casper Rosenbaum, who sailed to North Carolina in 1754
Rosenbaum Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Heinr Rosenbaum, who arrived in America in 1845 2
  • Jacob Rosenbaum, aged 29, who landed in Missouri in 1848 2
  • Jeanette Rosenbaum, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1849 2
  • Valentin Rosenbaum, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
  • Levi Rosenbaum, who landed in Mississippi in 1853 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Rosenbaum (post 1700) +

  • Arthur Spark "Art" Rosenbaum (1938-2022), American art professor emeritus at the University of Georgia, an artist, musician, and folklorist who won a Grammy award in 2008 for Best Historical Album
  • Richard M. Rosenbaum (d. 2019), American lawyer, political activist, boxer, and author who served as a judge of the New York Supreme Court
  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, prominent American film critic
  • Lawrence Jerome Rosenbaum (b. 1927), American influential professor of music
  • Cornelius Louis Rosenbaum (b. 1927), American manager of the Holiday Inn (1961-64) and the general manager of the Ramada Inn (1965-)
  • Hedwig Rosenbaum, Bohemian Olympian who two bronze medals for tennis at the 1900 games
  • Borge Rosenbaum (1909-2000), birth name of Victor Borge, Danish comedian, conductor and pianist

Bismarck
  • Caspar Rosenbaum (1922-1941), German Matrose who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3
RMS Titanic
  • Miss Edith Louise Rosenbaum, aged 34, French First Class passenger from Paris, France who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping in life boat 11 4
Triangle Waist Company
  • Miss Yetta Rosenbaum (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 5


Suggested Readings for the name Rosenbaum +

  • The Rosenbaum-Rosenbalm Family of Southwest Virginia by Clifford R. Canfield.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
  4. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html
  5. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire


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