# Rothenberg (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rothenberg/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,112 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,352 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 99,211 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (3,002 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a Jewish surname, derived from German Rot (“red”) + Berg (“mountain, hill”). * As a German and Jewish surname, from several placenames referring to Rothenberg, from earlier Rodenberg, probably of the meaning of the above. * Also as a Jewish surname, variant of Rothenburg, itself probably a variant of Rotenburg.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rothenberg in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rothenberg in the United States.

## People named Rothenberg

- Adam Rothenberg, American actor
- Andrew Rothenberg, American actor
- Jerome Rothenberg, American poet (1931–2024)
- Susan Rothenberg, American artist (1945-2020)
- Ned Rothenberg, American composer
- Jason Rothenberg, American television producer and writer

## Similar surnames

Rothenberger, Rotenberg, Rittenberry.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.