The Rosenthal surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,583 people carried this name — #2,194 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,800 people counted. That is down 2% from 16,881 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 277 people named Rosenthal.
73 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 209 people named Rosenthal 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
120 people named Rosenthal live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 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
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 Poland’s population register
78 people named Rosenthal have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 161 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 Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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
70 people named Rosenthal is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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).
Who carried it
People named Rosenthal,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gottfried Erich Rosenthal 1745–1813 · naturalist -
Gustave Rosenthal 1753–1829 · military personnel -
Eliëzer Rosenthal 1794–1868 · teacher -
Carl Rosenthal 1803–1877 · politician -
Dawid Rosenthal 1808–1889 · physician -
Salo Rosenthal d. 1940
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rosenthal.
- Rosenberger 7,228 · U.S. census
- Rosenblatt 3,490 · U.S. census
- Rosenblum 4,086 · U.S. census
- Rosenfeld 6,484 · U.S. census
- Rosenfelder 182 · U.S. census
- Rosenkranz 1,125 · U.S. census
- Rosenzweig 2,510 · U.S. census
- Roser 2,114 · U.S. census
- Roses 490 · U.S. census
- Rosette 818 · U.S. census
- Rosetti 852 · U.S. census
- Rosey 142 · U.S. census
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