The Rothstein surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,904 people carried this name — #8,458 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,800 people counted. That is down 5% from 4,103 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 43 people named Rothstein.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Bas-Rhin 11
Côte-d’Or 9
Paris 9
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Vosges 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

80 people named Rothstein is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 80

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

Rothstein in American newspapers,
1921.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Rothstein
Great Falls Tribune 1921-07-20
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Rothstein
Great Falls Tribune 1921-07-28
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Rothstein
Daily Kennebec Journal 1921-08-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,687 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rothstein in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1990s.

231 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rothstein. The most, 64, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 104
New South Wales 54
Queensland 25
South Australia 18
Western Australia 18
Tasmania 5
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rothstein.

Who carried it

People named Rothstein,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hugo Rothstein
    Hugo Rothstein 1810–1865 · teacher
  • Edvard von Rothstein
    Edvard von Rothstein 1821–1890 · architect
  • Anders Rothstein 1698–1772 · politician
  • Simon Peter von Rothstein 1730–1806 · wholesaler
  • Louise Silbermann 1857–1943
  • Max Rothstein 1859–1940 · university teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Rothstein,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,959 records

1,959 records of the Rothstein name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,107
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 280
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 252
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 236
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 62
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 22
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Morris J. Rothstein

    Born 1912 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Perry Lacarne; garage worker from Portage County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Windham Twp Cemetery, Garrettsville, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jankel Rothstein

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Graf Waldersee from Hamburg, aged 17; point cutter. From Minsk, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Thomas D. Rothstein

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1937, died 1997; buried at Prairie Hill Cemetery, Fulda, Minnesota.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,959 records for Rothstein in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany77 records

77 records of the Rothstein name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Rothstein

    From Barmen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 18 November 1914; then reported missing in the list of 11 February 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 173).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Rothstein

    From Rotsiepen, Mettmann. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 19 November 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 77 records for Rothstein in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands37 records

37 records of the Rothstein name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 27
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 10
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Arthur Rothstein

    Married in 1910 in Arnhem; doctor.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Morris Rothstein

    Died 1912 in Rotterdam, aged 24.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Laura Rothstein

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1844 in Elberfeld.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Rothstein in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France21 records

21 records of the Rothstein name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean-Yves Rothstein

    Born 1952 in Dijon; died 1989 in Dijon (Côte-d'Or).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacqueline Juliette Angele Rothstein

    Born 1923 in Pexonne (Meurthe-et-Moselle); died 1997 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mozes Markus Rothstein

    Born 1905 in the Soviet Union; died 1990 in Fleury-Mérogis (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Rothstein in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Rothstein name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Juddah Rothstein

    Died 1918; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Irvine Sydney Rothstein

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Rothstein in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Rothstein name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Boris Rothstein

    Company director of Caulfield, Victoria; died 1983.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Michael Rothstein

    Manufacturer of Elwood, Victoria; died 1959.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Rothstein in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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