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Rothschild (variant: '''Rothchild''') is a German Surname . It is a habitational name from a house distinguished with a red sign ( Middle High German rot = "red" + schild = "sign", "shield"), the earliest recorded example dating from the 13th Century . The proper German pronunciation can be rendered in English as "Rote-shilt" or in the IPA as . Note that the "s" in the middle belongs to the second syllable, not the first. In English the surname is normally pronounced "Roth-child" () or "Roth's-child" (). ROTHSCHILD BANKING FAMILY See Also: Rothschild family The most notable family with this surname are the descendants of Mayer Amschel Rothschild , who formed a European financial dynasty. See also:
Rothschild family banks
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OTHER ROTHSCHILDS The name has also been adopted by many Ashkenazi Jews :
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