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Rothschild (variant: Rothchild) is a German surname. It is a habitational name from a house distinguished with a red sign (Middle High German rot (or roth)= "red" + schild = "sign", "shield"), the earliest recorded example dating from the 13th century.
The standard German pronunciation,, can be rendered in English pronunciation spelling as approximately "Rote-shilt". Note that the "s" in the middle belongs to the second syllable "schild", not the first "roth". In English the surname is normally but erroneously pronounced "Roth-child" or /ˈrɒθstʃaɪld/ "Roth's-child".

Rothschild banking family

The most notable family with this surname are the descendants of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who formed a European financial dynasty. See also:

Rothschild bank

N M Rothschild & Sons in London

Associated articles

Château Lafite Rothschild, French vineyard

Château Mouton Rothschild, French vineyard

Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum, Tring

Other Rothschilds

The name has also been adopted by many Ashkenazi Jews:

Paul A. Rothchild, producer of The Doors, Janis Joplin, Rhinoceros

Abraham Rothschild

Dorothy Parker, née Rothschild

Robert Rothschild, Belgian diplomat

Winston Rothschild, III (fictional character from The Red Green Show)

Jean-Pierre de Rothschild, French astrophysicist turned impressionist painter, mother Diana von Rothschild

Rothschild Boulevard

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