Rosentahl History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Rosentahl

The ancient German region of the Rhineland was the original home of the ancestors of the Rosentahl surname. Rosentahl was a local name, a type of hereditary surname that identified people by the places where they lived. Landowners were the first to use local names, and they often attached the prefix "von", meaning "of" or "from," to the surname. Often, the use of "von" was a mark of aristocratic birth. Local names are by far the most common style of German hereditary surname. Rosentahl was a name for someone who lived in a township called Resenthal which is a place-name that denoted someone who came from an area where there was a valley of roses. Rosentahl is therefore a local name, indicating that the original bearer once lived, or held land in that area.

Early Origins of the Rosentahl family

Early History of the Rosentahl family

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Rosentahl Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Rosentahl include Rosenthal, Rosental, Rosenthall, Rosentahl, Rosenthaler, Rosentaler, Rosethal, Rosetal, Rosethaler, Rosetaler, Rozenthal, Rozental, Rossenthal, Rossental, Rossenthaler, Rossentaler and many more.

Early Notables of the Rosentahl family

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