Rothschild

Rothschild (Variant: Rothchild) is a German surname.

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Rothschild is a habitational name from a house distinguished with a red sign (Middle High German rōt ?red? + schilt ?sign?, ?shield?), the earliest recorded example dating from the 13th century.

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The most notable family with this surname is the Mayer Amschel Rothschild family. This famous banking family took it from a house so marked in the Jewish quarter of Frankfurt-am-Main , but the name has also been adopted by many Ashkenazic Jews unrelated to the family such as:

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• Paul Rothchild (not Rothschild) producer of The Doors, Janis Joplin
• Abraham Rothschild
• Dorothy Parker n?e Rothschild

In Britain the surname is normally given the spelling pronunciation ?Roth-child?; the original pronunciation is ?Rote-shilt?.

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In France, the Mayer-Amschel-Rothschilds are known for their immense wealth and thus Rothschild, along with Rockefeller, is considered as a canonical comparison for extreme wealth ("rich as Rothschild").

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German: German may mean:...

Surname: A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases a surname is a family name; the family-name meaning first appeared in 1375. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". It is also known as a "last name". In some cultures, the surname may b...

Middle High German: Middle High German is an ancestor of the modern German language, and was spoken from 1050 to about 1500....




Rothschild related Images and Photos (experimental)

Rothschild's / Bali Mynah Birds (Leucopsar Rothschildi)	Scene on the "Rothschild" Line Linking Paris and Saint- Germain	Lesser Megalapteryx from W. Rothschild's "Extinct Birds" Published in 1907	Sigmund Rothschild Looking at an Antique Watercolor Painting Brought in by Robert Baldwin
The Cellars Chateau Lafitte Rothschild Pauillac Gironde France