Rothschild

Rothschild (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːt.ʃɪlt]) is a name derived from the German zum rothen Schild (with the old spelling "th"), meaning "with the red sign", in reference to the houses where these family members lived or had lived. At the time, houses were designated by signs with different symbols or colors, not numbers. The name Rothschild in Yiddish means "red coat" (coat as in heraldic coat of arms). The Rothschild banking family's coat of arms features in the center of its heraldry a red shield.

This article is about the Rothschild surname. For other uses, see Rothschild (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with the Rothschild family or their business, Rothschild & Co.

The German surname "Rothschild" is not related to the Scottish/Irish surname of "Rothchilds" from the United Kingdom.

People
Main article: Rothschild family

Most notable people with this surname are descendants of Mayer Amschel Rothschild who formed a financial dynasty and, in modern history, perhaps the wealthiest family by the scale of their private fortune.

In Denmark, by royal decree of 29 March 1814, all Danish Jews were obliged to adopt a surname after their town of residence. In the records, one family with residence in Roskilde took the name Rothschild, presumably because of the German pronunciation of the town's name.[1] The wife of writer Meïr Aron Goldschmidt, Lea Rothschild (born 1801), was of that family. There are no indications that the Rothschilds of Roskilde had any relation with the other Rothschild families.

The name is also carried by others, mostly Ashkenazi Jews, who are not related to members of the banking family.

People outside the banking family

People of the banking family

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  • Carl Mayer von Rothschild (1788–1855), German banker, son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild
  • Cécile de Rothschild (1913-1995), French socialite and friend of Greta Garbo, daughter of Robert Philippe de Rothschild
  • Charles Rothschild (1877–1923), English banker and entomologist, son of Nathan, 1st Baron Rothschild
  • Charlotte de Rothschild (1825–1899), French socialite and painter, daughter of James Mayer de Rothschild, wife of her cousin Nathaniel de Rothschild
  • Charlotte von Rothschild (1819–1884), British socialite, daughter of Carl Mayer von Rothschild, wife of her first cousin Lionel de Rothschild
  • Charlotte Henriette de Rothschild (b. 1955), British singer, daughter of Edmund Leopold de Rothschild
  • Charlotte Nathan Rothschild (1807–1859), British socialite, daughter of Nathan Mayer Rothschild, wife of her first cousin Anselm von Rothschild

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  • Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild (1926–1997), French-Swiss banker
  • Edmond James de Rothschild (1845–1934), French banker, son of James Mayer de Rothschild
  • Edmund Leopold de Rothschild (1916-2009), British banker, son of Lionel Nathan de Rothschild
  • Édouard de Rothschild (b. 1957), French businessman and equestrian, son of Guy de Rothschild
  • Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild (1868–1949), French financier, son of Alphonse James de Rothschild
  • Élie de Rothschild (1917–2007), French banker, son of Robert Philippe de Rothschild
  • Elisabeth de Rothschild (née de Chambure 1902–1945), French vintner, wife of Philippe de Rothschild
  • Emma Georgina Rothschild (b. 1948), British historian and professor, daughter of Victor Rothschild
  • Evelina de Rothschild (1839–1866), English socialite, daughter of Lionel de Rothschild, wife of her 2nd cousin Ferdinand James von Rothschild
  • Evelyn Achille de Rothschild (1886–1917), British banker, son of Leopold de Rothschild
  • Evelyn Robert de Rothschild (b. 1931), British financier, son of Anthony Gustav de Rothschild

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  • Ferdinand James von Rothschild (1839–1898), British politician and art collector, son of Anselm von Rothschild

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  • Guy de Rothschild (1909–2007), French banker, son of Édouard Alphonse de Rothschild

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  • Hannah de Rothschild, Countess of Rosebery (1851–1890), British philanthropist, daughter of Mayer Amschel de Rothschild
  • Hélène de Rothschild better known as Hélène van Zuylen (1863–1947), French socialite and author, daughter of Salomon James de Rothschild

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  • Leonora de Rothschild (1837–1911), British socialite, daughter of Lionel de Rothschild, wife of Alphonse James de Rothschild
  • Leopold de Rothschild (1845–1917), British banker and horse breeder, son of Lionel de Rothschild
  • Leopold David de Rothschild (1927-2012), British financier and musician, son of Lionel Nathan de Rothschild
  • Lionel de Rothschild (1808–1879), British banker and politician, son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild
  • Lionel Nathan de Rothschild (1882–1942), British banker and politician, son of Leopold de Rothschild
  • Louis Nathaniel de Rothschild (1882–1955), Austrian baron, son of Albert Salomon von Rothschild
  • Lynn Forester de Rothschild (née Forester 1954), American businesswoman, wife of Evelyn Robert de Rothschild

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  • Nadine de Rothschild (née Lhopitalier 1932), French author and actress, wife of Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild
  • Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777–1836), Jewish banker, son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild
  • Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild(1840–1915), British banker and politician, son of Lionel de Rothschild
  • Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870), French banker, businessman, and wine maker, son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild
  • Nathaniel Anselm von Rothschild (1836–1905), Austrian socialite, son of Anselm von Rothschild
  • Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (born 1971), a British financier, son of Jacob, 4th Baron Rothschild
  • Nica Rothschild (1913–1988), jazz patroness and writer, daughter of Charles Rothschild

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  • Pauline de Rothschild (née Potter, 1908–1976), French writer and fashion designer, wife of Philippe de Rothschild
  • Philippe de Rothschild (1902–1988), French race car driver, screenwriter, producer, and wine grower, son of Henri de Rothschild
  • Philippine de Rothschild (1933-2014), French actress and wine grower, daughter of Philippe de Rothschild

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Fictional characters

References
  1. Elsebeth Paikin, President Jewish Genealogical Society of Denmark
  2. Rothschild, Alonzo; Rothschild, John (1 January 1917). ""Honest Abe" : a study in integrity based on the early life of Abraham Lincoln". Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company – via Internet Archive.
  3. "Rothschild, Alonzo. Papers, 1880-1919 - Illinois History and Lincoln Collections".

Bibliography
  • Hanks, Patrick Dictionary of American Family Names Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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