Rockefeller Surname History

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Germany

Early Origins of the Rockefeller family

The surname Rockefeller was first found in Rhineland, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. The family were found from a village of Rockenfeld near Neuwied of a very old German society Rockenfeld.

Early History of the Rockefeller family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rockefeller research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1730, 1839, 1914 and 1937 are included under the topic Early Rockefeller History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rockefeller Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rockefeller, Rockafeller, Rockafeller and others.

Early Notables of the Rockefeller family

Prominent bearers of the family name Rockefeller at this time were

the Rockefeller family of New York

Migration of the Rockefeller family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who traveled to the New World and established themselves along the eastern seaboard of the United States, particularly in Pennsylvania, and in Canada in the 18th and 19th centuries..

Contemporary Notables of the name Rockefeller (post 1700) +

Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910-2004), American philanthropist, businessman, financier, and major conservationist, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
David Rockefeller Sr. (b. 1915), American banker and philanthropist, Chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan Corporation, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Margaret Dulany "Peggy" Rockefeller (b. 1947), American heiress and philanthropist
Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Rockefeller (b. 1839), née Spelman, an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the Rockefeller family, eponym of Spelman College
Margaretta Large Fitler Murphy "Happy" Rockefeller (1926-2015), American philanthropist, the second wife of former Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Richard Gilder Rockefeller (1949-2014), American family physician in Falmouth, Maine, son of the philanthropiSt David Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979), 41st Vice President of the United States and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
John Davison Rockefeller (1839-1937), American capitalist/philanthropist, founder of the Standard Oil Company
Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973), American Republican politician, Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Member of Republican National Committee from Arkansas, 1961;
Simon S. Rockefeller (1804-1884), American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Columbia County, 1827
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)