Rosenthal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Germany
• Israel

Etymology of Rosenthal

The ancient German region of the Rhineland was the original home of the name Rosenthal. Rosenthal 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, often attaching the prefix "von", meaning "of" or "from", in some cases as a mark of aristocratic birth. Local names are by far the most common style of German hereditary surname. Rosenthal 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. Rosenthal is therefore a local name, indicating that the original bearer once lived, or held land in that area.

Early Origins of the Rosenthal family

Early History of the Rosenthal family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rosenthal research. Another 208 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1597, 1622, 1625 and 1771 are included under the topic Early Rosenthal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rosenthal 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 Rosenthal include Rosenthal, Rosental, Rosenthall, Rosentahl, Rosenthaler, Rosentaler, Rosethal, Rosetal, Rosethaler, Rosetaler, Rozenthal, Rozental, Rossenthal, Rossental, Rossenthaler, Rossentaler and many more.

Early Notables of the Rosenthal family

• Heinrich Rosenthal, a well known scholar of law who was ennobled in 1597 for his great book on law entitled "De Feudis" which he dedicated to Kaiser Rudolph II

Rosenthal Ranking

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