Rosenberg (surname)

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Rosenberg
Family name
Meaning	mountain of roses
Language(s) of origin	Germanic

Rosenberg is a Germanic-language family name and toponym. Its principal meaning is "mountain of roses", from rose + berg. However, as a toponym, in some locations it may have originally meant "red mountain" or simply "red hill", from rot + berg. The terminal consonant of the /rot/-/roθ/-/roð/-/ros/ syllable has varied across regions and centuries; there are many variations of the name, including Rosenberg, Rotenberg, Rothenberg, Rodenberg, and Rozenberg.

Today there are many people around the world whose central European ancestors adopted the surname, including many Germans. It is, additionally, used by many Ashkenazi Jews.

People

Alexander Rosenberg, American philosopher of science
Aleksandr Rosenberg, Russian architect
Alfred Rosenberg, Nazi government official
Allen Rosenberg (rower), American rower and rowing coach
Arthur Rosenberg, historian and writer
Avroham Yoseif Rosenberg (also: Abraham Joseph Rosenberg), Bible translator
Barnett Rosenberg, chemist who discovered anti-tumor properties of cisplatin
Bob Rosenberg, American Producer/Singer/Songwriter
Chris Rosenberg, mobster
Darryl Richard Rosenberg (born 1946), American child actor, better known as Darryl Richard (actor)
Elias Abraham Rosenberg, early visitor to Hawaii and friend of King David Kalakaua
Elmer Rosenberg (1885–1951), New York assemblyman 1918
Prince Franz Seraph of Rosenberg-Orsini, Austrian general of the Napoleonic Wars
Hans Rosenberg, German historian
Harold Rosenberg, American art critic, creator of the term "action painting"
Hilding Rosenberg, Swedish composer
Isaac Rosenberg, First World War poet
Janet Rosenberg, birth name of Janet Jagan (1920–2009), President of Guyana
Jerry Rosenberg, jailhouse lawyer
Joel C. Rosenberg, American political thriller author
Joel Rosenberg (science fiction author), Canadian science fiction author and handgun safety expert
Jonathan Rosenberg
Jonathan Rosenberg (mathematician), American mathematician
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, American spies for the Soviet Union, executed for espionage
Kirsten Rosenberg, singer for The Iron Maidens
Lars Rosenberg, heavy metal musician
Louis Conrad Rosenberg, American etcher
Marianne Rosenberg, German Singer/Songwriter
Michael Rosenberg, bridge player
Michael Rosenberg, American Sports writer
Mike Rosenberg, British pop singer better known as Passenger (singer)
Markus Rosenberg, Swedish footballer
Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and the creator of Nonviolent Communication
Matthew Rosenberg, American journalist who writes for The New York Times
Milt Rosenberg, University of Chicago Social Psychology professor and Radio Host
Noah Rosenberg, geneticist at the University of Michigan
Otto Rosenberg, Russian sinologist
Paul Rosenberg, French art dealer
Richie Rosenberg, American trombonist and talk show personality
Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano, Guatemalan lawyer
Samuel Rosenberg, writer
Sander Rosenberg, progressive Romanian rabbi
Scott Rosenberg, screenwriter
Scott Rosenberg (journalist), journalist
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, film producer
Sol Rosenberg, industrialist and Dachau concentration camp survivor
Stochelo Rosenberg, Sinti-Gypsy jazz guitarist
Stuart Rosenberg, American film director
Steve Rosenberg, American surgeon, cancer immunotherapy pioneer
Tiit Rosenberg, Estonian historian
Vjekoslav Rosenberg-Ružić, Croatian composer, conductor and music educator
William Rosenberg, founder of Dunkin' Donuts

Rothenberg

Please see Rothenberg (disambiguation)#People with the surname

Rozenberg

David I. Rozenberg, Lithuanian economist
Grzegorz Rozenberg, Polish-born mathematician and computer scientist
Joshua Rozenberg, British journalist specializing in legal matters

Fictional characters

Willow Rosenberg, character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Other

House of Rosenberg, Bohemian Rosenberg dynasty (Czech: Rožmberk) Lords of Krumlov and Rožmberk
Orsini-Rosenberg, Austrian princely family