Rothschild

This article is about the Rothschild surname. For other uses, see Rothschild (disambiguation).

Rothschild (variant: Rothchild) is a popular German surname. It is a habitational name from a house distinguished with a red shield (Middle High German rot (or roth)= "red" + schild = "shield"), the earliest recorded example dating from the 13th century.

The standard German pronunciation is [ˈʁoːt.ʃɪlt] (approximately "Rote-shilt") - the s is part of the second syllable schild. In English the surname is usually Template:Pron-en "Roth-child" or /ˈrɒθs.tʃaɪld/ "Roth's-child".

The German surnames "Rothschild" and "Rothchild" are not related to the Scottish surname "Rothchilds": roth or rot [Germanic] = red. roe [Old Gaelic] = red-hair or red-head. roe in the ancient Danish language, signifies a king. childs = child or children. The name childs was given to youths, page boys and valets/varlets from seven to fourteen years of age, while receiving their education for knighthood. Therefore "Rothchilds" = red-headed child/children or child of a king receiving an education. The Rothchilds families are principally from Scotland.

People

Rothschild banking families

Main article: Rothschild family

The most notable family with this surname are the descendants of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who formed a European financial dynasty, that was, during the 19th century, perhaps the wealthiest family, by the scale of their private fortune, in modern history.

See also

• Rothschild banking family of Naples
• Rothschild banking family of England
• Rothschild banking family of Austria
• Rothschild banking family of France

Other Rothschilds

The name is also the name of many Ashkenazi Jews, who are not related to the famous family:

• Abraham Rothschild
• Jean-Pierre de Rothschild, French astrophysicist turned impressionist painter, mother Diana von Rothschild
• Paul A. Rothchild, producer of The Doors, Janis Joplin, Rhinoceros
• Winston Rothschild, III (fictional character from The Red Green Show)

People in alphabetical order

A

• Abraham Rothschild
• Albert Rothschild (b. 1961)
• Albert Salomon von Rothschild (1844–1911)
• Alfred de Rothschild (1842–1918)
• Alice Charlotte von Rothschild (1847–1922)
• Alphonse James de Rothschild (1827–1905)
• Amschel Mayor James Rothschild (1955–1996)
• Amschel Mayer Rothschild (1773–1855)
• Anselm von Rothschild (1803–1874)
• Anthony Gustav de Rothschild (1887–1961)
• Anthony James de Rothschild (b. 1977)
• Anthony Nathan de Rothschild (1810–1876)
• Ariane de Rothschild

B

• Benjamin de Rothschild
• Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild (1864-1934)
• Bethsabée de Rothschild (1914–1999)

C

• Carl Mayer von Rothschild born Calmann Mayer Rothschild (1788–1855)
• Charles Rothschild (1877–1923)
• Charlotte Henriette de Rothschild (b. 1955)
• Charlotte von Rothschild (1819–1884)

D

• David Mayer de Rothschild (b. 1978)
• David René de Rothschild (b. 1942)
• Dorothy de Rothschild (1895–1988)
• Dorothy Parker, (1893–1967) née Rothschild

E

• Edmond James de Rothschild (1845–1934)
• Edmond de Rothschild (1926-1997)
• Edmund Leopold de Rothschild (b. 1916)
• Elie de Rothschild (1917–2007)
• Elisabeth de Rothschild (1902–1945)
• Emma Georgina Rothschild (b. 1948)
• Eric Rothschild (b.1967)
• Eric Rothschild (lawyer for Kitzmiller in Kitzmiller vs. Dover School Board)
• Eva Rothschild (1972–) Irish Artist
• Evelina de Rothschild (1839–1866)
• Evelyn Achille de Rothschild (1886–1917)
• Sir Evelyn de Rothschild (b. 1931)

G

• Guy de Rothschild (1909–2007)

F

• Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898)

H

• Hannah de Rothschild, Countess of Rosebery (1851–1890)

J

• Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (b. 1936)
• James Armand de Rothschild (1878–1957)
• James Mayer Rothschild (1792–1868)
• Jeanne Stuart von Rothschild or Jeanne de Rothschild, actress (1908–2003)
• Jean-Pierre de Rothschild, French astrophysicist

L

• Leopold de Rothschild (1845–1917)
• Leopold David de Rothschild (b. 1927)
• Lionel de Rothschild (1808–1879)
• Lionel Nathan de Rothschild (1882–1942)
• Ludwig (Louis) von Nathaniel (1882–1955)

M

• Mayer Amschel de Rothschild (1818–1874)
• Miriam Louisa Rothschild (1908–2005)

N

• Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777–1836)
• Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870)
• Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild of the United Kingdom (1840–1915)
• Nathaniel Mayer Anselm von Rothschild (1836–1905)
• Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild of the United Kingdom (born 1936)
• Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild of the United Kingdom (1910–1990)
• Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (born 1971)
• Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild (Baroness Nica de Koenigswarter) (1913–1988)

P

• Paul A. Rothchild, producer
• Pauline de Rothschild (1908–1976)
• Philippe de Rothschild (1902–88)
• Philippine de Rothschild (1935-)

R

• Robert Rothschild, (1911–1978) Belgian diplomat

S

• Salomon Mayer Rothschild or Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (1774–1855)

W

• Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild of the United Kingdom (1868–1937)
• Winston Rothschild, III (fictional character from The Red Green Show)

V

• Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild (1910–1990)

References

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