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Rosenthal Ranking

In the United States, the name Rosenthal is the 2,157th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 1


United States Rosenthal migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rosenthal Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johan Rosenthal, who sailed to America in 1709
  • George Rosenthal, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 2
  • Christ Rosenthal, who arrived in America in 1783 2
  • Fedrick Rosenthal, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1794 2
  • Fredrick Rosenthal, who settled in Philadelphia in 1794
Rosenthal Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Charlotte Rosenthal, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
  • Isaac Moses Rosenthal, aged 24, who landed in Missouri in 1844 2
  • Heinrich Rosenthal, who arrived in Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Margaretha" 2
  • Mrs. Friedke Rosenthal, (nee Kahle), German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Margaretha"
  • Hermann Rosenthal, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Rosenthal Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Max Rosenthal, who arrived in Mississippi in 1904 2

Canada Rosenthal migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rosenthal Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Christoff Rosenthal, who sailed to Canada in 1783

Australia Rosenthal migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Rosenthal Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Charles Rosenthal, a cabinetmaker, who arrived in South Australia in 1848 aboard the ship "Alfred" 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Rosenthal (post 1700) +

  • Jacob "Jack" Rosenthal (1935-2017), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, editor and executive best known for his work at The New York Times
  • Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Rosie" Rosenthal (1917-2007), U.S. Air Force pilot during World War II, recipient of the Air Medal with seven clusters, Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross from Great Britain
  • Richard L. "Rick" Rosenthal Jr. (b. 1949), American film and television director, known for his work on the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Smallville
  • Paul Rosenthal (b. 1942), American violinist
  • Paul D. Rosenthal (b. 1959), American politician, Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2013-)
  • Lyova Haskell Rosenthal (b. 1929), birth name of Lee Grant, American Academy Award winning theater, film and television actress
  • Macha Louis Rosenthal, prominent American poet
  • Jean Rosenthal (1923-2020), French translator and journalist
  • Norman E. Rosenthal, South African, author, psychiatrist and scientist
  • Abraham Michael "A.M." Rosenthal (1922-2006), Canadian-born, managing editor of the New York Times, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1960, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • ... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

HMS Hood
  • Mr. Henry C Rosenthal (b. 1922), English Marine serving for the Royal Marine from Easton, Brighton, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 4
Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie)
  • Daniel Peter Rosenthal (1968-1988), American Student from Staten Island, New York, America, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 5
  • Andrea Victoria Rosenthal (1966-1988), American Student from New York, New York, America, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 5


  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. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ALFRED 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Alfred.htm
  4. H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
  5. Pan Am Flight 103's victims: A list of those killed 25 years ago | syracuse.com. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/pan_am_flight_103s_victims_a_list_of_those_killed_25_years_ago.html


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