Rothenberg

English

Etymology
  • As a Jewish surname, derived from German Rot (“red”) + Berg (“mountain, hill”).
  • As a German and Jewish surname, from several placenames referring to Rothenberg, from earlier Rodenberg, probably of the meaning of the above.
  • Also as a Jewish surname, variant of Rothenburg, itself probably a variant of Rotenburg.

Proper noun

Rothenberg (plural Rothenbergs)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Rothenberg is the 10352nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3112 individuals. Rothenberg is most common among White (96.14%) individuals.
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