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Etymology of Rosenfelder

What does the name Rosenfelder 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. Rosenfelder 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.'

Rosenfelder Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rosenfeld, Rosenfelder, Rosenfield and more. and others.


Rosenfelder migration to the United States +



Rosenfelder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Philip Rosenfelder, who sailed to Philadelphia in 1836
  • Emanuel M Rosenfelder, who arrived in Mississippi in 1874 1


  1. 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)


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