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The Rosenfeld surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,484 people carried this name — #5,371 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,152 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Rosenfeld surname

A surname, variant of Rosenkranz.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Rosenfeld» (English) and «Rosencrantz» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 421 people named Rosenfeld live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 229
Buenos Aires Province 111
Santa Fe 31
Río Negro 29
Córdoba 11
Neuquén 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 206 people named Rosenfeld.

45 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 45
Paris 95
Bas-Rhin 8
Nord 5
Somme 4
Hauts-de-Seine 4
Seine-Saint-Denis 3
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 3
Pas-de-Calais 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

80 people named Rosenfeld live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 32
Neuchâtel 16
St. Gallen 7
Geneva 6
Aargau 5
Vaud 5
Basel-Stadt 3
Schwyz 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 41 people named Rosenfeld live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Antwerp 34
Brussels-Capital 7

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

33 people named Rosenfeld have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 103 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 13
Masovian 8
Łódź 6
Lower Silesian 3
Lubusz 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

46 people named Rosenfeld is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 46

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Rosenfeld in American newspapers,
1904–1922.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Rosenfeld
Great Falls Tribune 1922-03-23
Newspaper page from The Greenville Times carrying the name Rosenfeld
The Greenville Times 1904-06-11
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Rosenfeld
Great Falls Tribune 1922-03-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,323 pages in all carry the name.

When the index is not enough

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