Dorothy Parker, née Rothschild

The name has also been adopted by many Ashkenazi Jews:

de Rothschild Frères in Paris

Rothschild banking family of France

The most notable family with this surname are the descendants of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who formed a European financial dynasty. See also:

Rothschild banking family of England

Abraham Rothschild

Rothschild banking family of Naples

Rothschild banking family of Austria

Château Mouton Rothschild, French vineyard

Château Lafite Rothschild, French vineyard

Rothschild giraffe

Rothschild Boulevard

Jean-Pierre de Rothschild, French astrophysicist turned impressionist painter, mother Diana von Rothschild

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 standard German pronunciation, IPA: [ˈroːtˌʃɪlt], can be rendered in English pronunciation spelling as approximately "Rote-shilt". Note that the "s" in the middle belongs to the second syllable, not the first. In English the surname is normally pronounced /ˈrɒθtʃaɪld/ "Roth-child" or /ˈrɒθstʃaɪld/ "Roth's-child".

N M Rothschild & Sons in London

S M von Rothschild in Vienna

Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum, Tring

Paul Rothchild, producer of The Doors, Janis Joplin, Rhinoceros

Winston Rothschild, III (fictional character from The Red Green Show)