Rosenfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Israel

Etymology of Rosenfield

What does the name Rosenfield mean?

Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. Two of the most common types of Jewish family names are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Rosenfield is a Jewish name that was originally derived from the Yiddish female given name 'Royze,' which means 'rose,' and the word 'feld' which means 'field,' collectively 'rose field.'

Rosenfield Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rosenfeld, Rosenfelder, Rosenfield and more. and others.

Rosenfield migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rosenfield Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J Rosenfield, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
M S Rosenfield, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Rosenfield (post 1700) +

Dave Rosenfield (1929-2017), American minor league baseball executive, named King of Baseball in 2004, inducted into the International League Hall of Fame in 2008
John Max Rosenfield (b. 1924), American art historian, with a specialization in Japanese art
Ben Rosenfield, American actor, best known for playing the lead Tim Buckley in the film Greetings from Tim Buckley
Harvey Rosenfield (b. 1952), American lawyer, author and consumer advocate, founder of Consumer Watchdog in 1985
Allan Rosenfield (1933-2008), American advocate for women's health
Jim Rosenfield (b. 1958), American local television news anchor
Joseph Frankel Rosenfield (1904-2000), American lawyer, businessman and philanthropist

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)