Rosenzweig History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Israel

Etymology of Rosenzweig

What does the name Rosenzweig mean?

The surname Rosenzweig is a metronymic surname, which was derived from the female given name Rose or Rosa. To hide the Jewish nature of this name, many varied suffixes were attached to give the name a more literal meaning associated with the rose flower. Thus, the suffix 'baum,' meaning tree, 'bloom,' meaning flower, 'blum,' meaning leaf, 'bush,' meaning bush, and 'berg,' meaning hill, are all popular.

Rosenzweig Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rosenbaum, Rosenberg, Rosenberger, Roseberger, Rosenbush, Rosenblum, Rosenbloom, Rosenblatt, Rosenmann, Rosenbach, Rosenbusch, Rosenlith, Rosendorf, Rosendorn, Rosenfeld, Rosengarten, Resnhain, Rosenhaft, Rosenheim, Rosenstracuch, Rosenwein, Rosenkrantz, Rosenscheim, Rosenstamm, Rosenstein, Rosenstock, Rosenstrauss, Rosenzweig, Rosenthal, Rosenwasser, Rosenzweig, Rosenhaus, Rosenwald, Rosenwald, Rosenfarb, Rosenfarb, Rosenkwit, Roskin and many more.

Rosenzweig Ranking

In the United States, the name Rosenzweig is the 18,474^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Rosenzweig migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rosenzweig Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Agnes Gertrude Rosenzweig, who landed in New York, NY in 1710 2

Rosenzweig Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Friedrich Wilhelm Rosenzweig, aged 40, who arrived in America in 1853 2
Louis Rosenzweig, who landed in Mississippi in 1892 2

Rosenzweig Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Morris Edward Rosenzweig, who arrived in Arkansas in 1904 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Rosenzweig (post 1700) +

Saul Rosenzweig (1907-2004), American psychologist and therapist
Roy Rosenzweig (1950-2007), American historian
Robert Rosenzweig, president emeritus of the Association of American Universities
Michael Rosenzweig, American ecologist at the University of Arizona
William Rosenzweig, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1964 3
Samuel Rosenzweig, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 9th District, 1932 3
Louis Rosenzweig, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County 10th District, 1961 3
Louis Rosenzweig, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1909 3
Harry Rosenzweig, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1960, 1964, 1972 3
Bernhardt Rosenzweig, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 21st District, 1932 3
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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