Given name & surname
Rothschild
“red shield”
Rothschild is a surname from German. It is used in English, Spanish, French, German, and 6 other languages.
Original GermanRotschild
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rothschild goes back to German Rothschild, meaning “red shield.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Rothschild’s family of names
In English usage, Rothschild as a surname has a related form in ROTHCHILD. In English usage, Rothschild as a surname has a related form in ROTHCHILD. In German usage, Rothschild as a surname has a related form in ROTSCHILD.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Rothschild has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
Germanwhere Rothschild comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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