ROSENBAUM Origin of surname
ROSENBAUM, ROSENBOIM, ROSEMBAUM, ROZENBAUM, ROZEMBAUM
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name.
Literally "rose tree" in German, Rosenbaum is in most cases a matronymic (a surname derived from a female ancestor's personal name), associated with the female personal name Rosa. In some cases surnames comprising Rose are derived from a medieval house-sign depicting a rose, as for example in the Jewish quarter (Judengasse) of medieval Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where each house had a sign, usually an animal or a flower. With time, many of the signs became fixed hereditary family names.
Some Jewish family names, comprising the syllable Ros/Roz and their variants, have been Hebraicized as Rozen, which means "prince". Rosenbaum is widespread in Central and Eastern Europe. Other variants include Roux or Rosier/Rozier in post-war France, illustrating the westward migration of Jews after the Holocaust.
Baum, literally "tree" in German, is an artificial name that is commonly found in Jewish family names in its own right, or as a prefix (Baumgarten) or a suffix (Feigenbaum). In Jewish family names it is often used as an indication of belonging to a certain family, clan or tribe of the Jewish people. Distinguished bearers of the name Rosenbaum include Semyon (Shimshon) Rosenbaum (1860-1934), Lithuanian politician and Zionist leader and Morris Rosenbaum (1871-1947), English rabbi and scholar, and the British medical investigator and educator Max Rosenbaum (1908-1972).
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name.
Literally "rose tree" in German, Rosenbaum is in most cases a matronymic (a surname derived from a female ancestor's personal name), associated with the female personal name Rosa. In some cases surnames comprising Rose are derived from a medieval house-sign depicting a rose, as for example in the Jewish quarter (Judengasse) of medieval Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where each house had a sign, usually an animal or a flower. With time, many of the signs became fixed hereditary family names.
Some Jewish family names, comprising the syllable Ros/Roz and their variants, have been Hebraicized as Rozen, which means "prince". Rosenbaum is widespread in Central and Eastern Europe. Other variants include Roux or Rosier/Rozier in post-war France, illustrating the westward migration of Jews after the Holocaust.
Baum, literally "tree" in German, is an artificial name that is commonly found in Jewish family names in its own right, or as a prefix (Baumgarten) or a suffix (Feigenbaum). In Jewish family names it is often used as an indication of belonging to a certain family, clan or tribe of the Jewish people. Distinguished bearers of the name Rosenbaum include Semyon (Shimshon) Rosenbaum (1860-1934), Lithuanian politician and Zionist leader and Morris Rosenbaum (1871-1947), English rabbi and scholar, and the British medical investigator and educator Max Rosenbaum (1908-1972).