Show ContentsRosentreter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The German name Rosentreter most likely originated as an occupational surname for a rose grower, or seller.

Early Origins of the Rosentreter family

The surname Rosentreter was first found in Silesia.

Early History of the Rosentreter family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rosentreter research. Another 35 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1305, 1340 and 1372 are included under the topic Early Rosentreter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rosentreter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rosentreter, Rosentriter, Rosentritt and others.

Early Notables of the Rosentreter family

Notables of the period with the surname Rosentreter were

  • the Rosentreter dit Karsten family of Silesia


United States Rosentreter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rosentreter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • G F Rosentreter, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Rosentreter (post 1700) +

  • N. C. Rosentreter, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940 2
  • Jeffrey J Rosentreter, American Professor of Chemistry at Colorado State University
  • Kurt Rosentreter, Canadian wealth management expert and author
  • Augustinus Rosentreter (1844-1926), Bishop of Chelmno, Poland


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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