Rothschild ( [ˈʁoːt.ʃɪlt]) The name is 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 lived or had lived. At the time, houses were designated by signs with different symbols or colors, not numbers.
The German surname "Rothschild" is not related to the Scottish/Irish surname of "Rothchilds" from the United Kingdom.
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. The wife of writer Meïr Aron Goldschmidt , Lea Rothschild (born 1801) were of that family. There are no indications that the Rothschild of Roskilde has any relation with the other Rothschild families.
The name is also carried by others, mostly Ashkenazi Jews, who are not related to the famous family.
Abraham Rothschild (1853–?), American traveling salesman and murderer of Diamond Bessie.Alonzo Rothschild (b. unknown) parents unknown, son, John fared well in the travel industry, wrote the book "Honest Abe."Bruce Lee Rothschild (b. 1941), American mathematicianDaniel Rothschild (b. 1946), Israeli generalDorothy Rothschild, better known as Dorothy Parker (1893–1967), American poet and writerEva Rothschild (b. 1972), Irish artist based in LondonFriedrich S. Rothschild (1899–1995), German-Jewish psychiatrist and semioticianGeoffrey Rothschild (born 1947), South African businessman, former Chairman of JSE Limited.Jean Maurice Rothschild (1902–1998), French furniture designerJeffrey J. Rothschild, American billionaire entrepreneur and business executive; Vice President of Infrastructure Software for Facebook.Jonathan Rothschild (b. 1955), American (Arizona) lawyer and politician, mayor of TucsonJoseph Rothschild (1931–2000), American historianKatherine de Rothschild (b. 1949), daughter of Edmund de Rothschild, wife of BBC's Executive Board Marcus Agius [British Banking Association].Larry Rothschild (b. 1954), American Baseball pitcher and managerLynn J. Rothschild (b. 1957), American evolutionary biologist and astrobiologistMichael Rothschild (b. 1942), American economist, former dean at PrincetonMichael Rothschild (b. 1952), American CEO and writer on economyOliver Rothschild (b. 1951), British corporate strategistRobert Rothschild (1911–1978), Belgian diplomat (descendent of Amschel Moses Rothschild)Samuel Rothschild (1899–1987), Canadian ice hockey playerAdèle von Rothschild (1843–1922), German socialite, daughter of Mayer Carl von Rothschild and wife of her 2nd cousin Salomon James de RothschildAdelheid von Rothschild (1853–1935), daughter of Wilhelm Carl von RothschildAlbert Salomon von Rothschild (1844–1911), Austrian banker, son of Anselm von RothschildAlfred de Rothschild (1842–1918), English banker, son of Lionel de RothschildAlice Charlotte von Rothschild (1847–1922), Austrian socialite, daughter of Anselm von RothschildAline Caroline de Rothschild (1867 – 1909), French socialite, daughter of Baron Gustave de RothschildAlphonse James de Rothschild (1827–1905), French businessman and philanthropist, son of James Mayer de RothschildAmschel Mayor James Rothschild (1955–1996), British businessman, son of Victor RothschildAmschel Mayer von Rothschild (1773–1855), German banker, son of Mayer Amschel RothschildAmschel Moses Rothschild (c. 1710–1755), German trader, father of Mayer Amschel RothschildAnselm von Rothschild (1803–1874), Austrian banker, son of Salomon Mayer von RothschildAnthony Gustav de Rothschild (1887–1961), British banker, son of Leopold de RothschildAnthony James de Rothschild (b. 1977), British businessman, son of Evelyn Robert de RothschildAnthony Nathan de Rothschild (1810–1876), British banker, son of Nathan Mayer RothschildAriane de Rothschild (née Langner 1965), French banker, wife of Benjamin de RothschildArthur de Rothschild (1851–1903), French socialite, son of Nathaniel and Charlotte de RothschildAnnabel von Rothschild (1998 - ), American photographer, daughter of Maximillian von RothschildBéatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild (1864-1934), French socialite and art collector, daughter of Alphonse James de RothschildBenjamin de Rothschild (b. 1963), Swiss banker, son of Edmond Adolphe de RothschildBethsabée de Rothschild (1914–1999), Jewish philanthropist, daughter of Édouard Alphonse de RothschildBettina Caroline de Rothschild (1858–1892, French socialite, daughter of Alphonse James de Rothschild, wife of her cousin Albert Salomon von RothschildBetty de Rothschild (1805–1886), Austrian socialite, daughter of Salomon Mayer von Rothschild, wife of her cousin James Mayer de RothschildCarl Mayer von Rothschild (1788–1855), German banker, son of Mayer Amschel RothschildCécile de Rothschild (1913-1995), French socialite and friend of Greta Garbo, daughter of Robert Philippe de RothschildCharles Rothschild (1877–1923), English banker and entomologist, son of Nathan, 1st Baron RothschildCharlotte de Rothschild (1825–1899), French socialite and painter, daughter of James Mayer de Rothschild, wife of her cousin Nathaniel de RothschildCharlotte von Rothschild (1819–1884), British socialite, daughter of Carl Mayer von Rothschild, wife of her first cousin Lionel de RothschildCharlotte Henriette de Rothschild (b. 1955), British singer, daughter of Edmund Leopold de RothschildCharlotte Nathan Rothschild (1807–1859), British socialite, daughter of Nathan Mayer Rothschild, wife of her first cousin Anselm von RothschildDavid Mayer de Rothschild (b. 1978), British adventurer, ecologist, and environmentalist, son of Evelyn Robert de RothschildDavid René de Rothschild (b. 1942), French banker, son of Guy de RothschildDorothy de Rothschild (née Pinto 1895–1988), English philanthropist, wife of James Armand de RothschildEdmond Adolphe de Rothschild (1926–1997), French-Swiss bankerEdmond James de Rothschild (1845–1934), French banker, son of James Mayer de RothschildEdmond de Rothschild (1926-1997), Swiss bankerEdmund Leopold de Rothschild (1916-2009), British banker, son of Lionel Nathan de RothschildÉdouard de Rothschild (b. 1957), French businessman and equestrian, son of Guy de RothschildEdouard Alphonse de Rothschild (1868–1949), French financier, son of Alphonse James de RothschildElie de Rothschild (1917–2007), French banker, son of Robert Philippe de RothschildElisabeth de Rothschild (née de Chambure 1902–1945), French vintner, wife of Philippe de RothschildEmma Georgina Rothschild (b. 1948), British historian and professor, daughter of Victor RothschildEvelina de Rothschild (1839–1866), English socialite, daughter of Lionel de Rothschild, wife of her 2nd cousin Ferdinand James von RothschildEvelyn Achille de Rothschild (1886–1917), British banker, son of Leopold de RothschildEvelyn Robert de Rothschild (b. 1931), British financier, son of Anthony Gustav de RothschildElie Jr. de Rothschild (b. 1965), artist, philanthropist, son of Elie de RothschildFerdinand James von Rothschild (1839–1898), British politician and art collector, son of Anselm von RothschildGuy de Rothschild (1909–2007), French banker, son of Édouard Alphonse de RothschildHannah de Rothschild, Countess of Rosebery (1851–1890), British philanthropist, daughter of Mayer Amschel de RothschildHélène de Rothschild better known as Hélène van Zuylen (1863–1947), French socialite and author, daughter of Salomon James de RothschildJacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (b. 1936), British banker, son of Victor RothschildJacqueline de Rothschild (1911–2012), French-born American chess and tennis player, daughter of Édouard Alphonse de RothschildJames Armand de Rothschild (1878–1957), British politician and philanthropist, son of son of Edmond James de RothschildJames Mayer de Rothschild (born Jakob Rothschild 1792–1868), German-French banker, son of Mayer Amschel RothschildJeanne de Rothschild, née Stuart (1908–2003), British actress, wife of Baron Eugène Daniel von RothschildLeonora de Rothschild (1837–1911), British socialite, daughter of Lionel de Rothschild, wife of Alphonse James de RothschildLeopold de Rothschild (1845–1917), British banker and horse breeder, son of Lionel de RothschildLeopold David de Rothschild (1927-2012), British financier and musician, son of Lionel Nathan de RothschildLionel de Rothschild (1808–1879), British banker and politician, son of Nathan Mayer RothschildLionel Nathan de Rothschild (1882–1942), British banker and politician, son of Leopold de RothschildLouis F. Rothschild, founder of the defunct L.F. Rothschild merchant and investment banking firmLouis Nathaniel de Rothschild (1882–1955), Austrian baron, son of Albert Salomon von RothschildLynn Forester de Rothschild (née Forester 1954), American businesswoman, wife of Evelyn Robert de RothschildMarie-Hélène de Rothschild (1927–1996), French socialite, granddaughter of Hélène de Rothschild and wife of Guy de RothschildMathilde Hannah von Rothschild (1832–1924), German baroness and composer, daughter of Anselm von Rothschild, wife of her 2nd cousin Wilhelm Carl von RothschildMayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), German banker and founder of the Rothschild banking dynastyMayer Amschel de Rothschild (1818–1874), British politician, son of Nathan Mayer RothschildMiriam Rothschild (1908–2005), British naturalist and author, daughter of Charles RothschildNadine de Rothschild (née Lhopitalier 1932), French author and actress, wife of Edmond Adolphe de RothschildNathan Mayer Rothschild (1777–1836), Jewish banker, son of Mayer Amschel RothschildNathan Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild(1840–1915), British banker and politician, son of Lionel de RothschildNathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870), French banker, businessman, and wine maker, son of Nathan Mayer RothschildNathaniel Anselm von Rothschild (1836–1905), Austrian socialite, son of Anselm von RothschildNathaniel Philip Rothschild (born 1971), a British financier, son of Jacob, 4th Baron RothschildNica Rothschild (1913–1988), jazz patroness and writer, daughter of Charles RothschildNichlaus Aaron Rennert Rothschild (born 1989), a British financier , venture capitalist , investment banker grandson of Walter de Rothschild son of YoninnaPauline de Rothschild (née Potter, 1908–1976), French writer and fashion designer, wife of Philippe de RothschildPhilippe de Rothschild (1902–1988), French race car driver, screenwriter, producer, and wine grower, son of Henri de RothschildPhilippine de Rothschild (1933-2014), French actress and wine grower, daughter of Philippe de RothschildSalomon James de Rothschild (1835–1864), son of James Mayer de RothschildSalomon Mayer von Rothschild (1774–1855), German banker, son of Mayer Amschel RothschildSerena Dunn Rothschild (née Dunn 1935), wife of Jacob, 4th Baron RothschildVictor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild (1910–1990), a British biologist and cricketer, son of Charles RothschildWalter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868–1937), British banker, politician, and zoologist, son of Nathan, 1st Baron RothschildWilhelm Carl von Rothschild (1828–1901), German banker, son of Carl Mayer von RothschildWinston Rothschild, III (fictional character from The Red Green Show)