| ![Show Contents]() Rosenfeld History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of RosenfeldWhat does the name Rosenfeld mean? Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. Two of the most common types of Jewish family names are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Rosenfeld is a Jewish name that was originally derived from the Yiddish female given name 'Royze,' which means 'rose,' and the word 'feld' which means 'field,' collectively 'rose field.' Rosenfeld Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rosenfeld, Rosenfelder, Rosenfield and more. and others. Rosenfeld Rankingthe United States, the name Rosenfeld is the 5,651st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
| Rosenfeld migration to the United States | + |
Rosenfeld Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- A Rosenfeld, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 2
- Adolf Rosenfeld, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 2
- Lippmann Rosenfeld, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2
- Karoline Rosenfeld, who arrived in America in 1856 2
- Jacob Rosenfeld moved to Texas in 1859
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Rosenfeld (post 1700) | + |
- Arthur Hinton "Art" Rosenfeld (1926-2017), American physicist at Berkeley and California energy commissioner, awarded the 2011 Medal for Technology and Innovation by President Obama
- Stephen Samuel Rosenfeld (1932-2010), American journalist, editor, and columnist for The Washington Post for 40 years
- Azriel Rosenfeld (1931-2004), American informatics professor
- Jean-Michel Rosenfeld (1934-2023), French Holocaust survivor and politician, First Deputy Mayor of the 20th arrondissement of Paris (1984-2008)
- Carlota Eugenia Rosenfeld Villarreal (1943-2020), known as Lotty Rosenfeld, an interdisciplinary artist based in Santiago, Chile
- Andrew Ian Rosenfeld (1962-2015), British businessman, co-founder, Chief Executive, and chairman of Minerva plc
- Léon Rosenfeld (1904-1974), Belgian physicist
- Jesse Rosenfeld (b. 1983), Australian stage, television, and film actor
- Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld (1904-1969), Gold Medal-winning Canadian Olympic athlete
| Historic Events for the Rosenfeld family | + |
Triangle Waist Company - Miss Gussie Rosenfeld (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 3
- Miss Rose Rosenfeld, American worker who was at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she survived the fire 4
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire
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