Find out how popular the last name Rosenfeld is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Rosenfeld.

Rosenfeld, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Rosenfeld surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rosenfeld in America

Rosenfeld is the 5371st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rosenfeld surname appeared 6,484 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Rosenfeld.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rosenfeld to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Rosenfeld

The surname Rosenfeld is of German origin, derived from the German words "Rosen" meaning "rose" and "Feld" meaning "field." It likely originated in the Middle Ages when surnames began to emerge, indicating a person who lived near a field of roses or owned land where roses grew.

The name can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany, particularly in the areas around modern-day Bavaria and Saxony. Historical records show variations of the spelling, such as Rosenfeldt, Rosenfeldt, and Rosenfelter, which were common during that time.

One of the earliest known references to the surname Rosenfeld can be found in a manuscript from the town of Nürnberg, dated 1327, which mentions a "Hans Rosenfeld" as a landowner. Additionally, the name appears in the tax records of the city of Leipzig in the late 15th century.

Notable individuals with the surname Rosenfeld include Johann Rosenfeld (1545-1623), a German theologian and author of several religious texts, and Johann Georg Rosenfeld (1735-1803), a German composer and organist who served at the court of Frederick the Great in Berlin.

In the 19th century, the name gained prominence with the birth of Samuel Rosenfeld (1837-1902), a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist who co-founded the Rosenfeld Bank in Frankfurt. His son, Otto Rosenfeld (1865-1936), followed in his footsteps and became a prominent figure in the German financial sector.

Another notable individual with the surname Rosenfeld was Kurt Rosenfeld (1877-1946), a German-American physicist and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of general relativity and worked alongside Albert Einstein.

As the surname Rosenfeld spread across Europe and beyond, it was carried by families migrating to different parts of the world, leading to its presence in various countries today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rosenfeld

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Rosenfeld.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Rosenfeld was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Rosenfeld has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Rosenfeld was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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