Rothschild

Rothschild (Variant: Rothchild) is a German surname.

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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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Middle High German - 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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Mayer Amschel Rothschild family - Frankfurt-am-Main

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• Paul Rothchild (not Rothschild) producer of The Doors, Janis Joplin
• Abraham Rothschild
• Dorothy Parker née 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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France - Rockefeller

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