Heraldry and the Rosenwald Surname

Rosenwald began as a German family name. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who came from Rosenwald (rose forest), in Germany”.

• The name also appears as Rosewald and Rosewall.
• Place names like this marked newcomers by where they had come from.
• In the 2010 US Census, 544 Americans gave Rosenwald as their last name (rank 40,261). That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames.

Family crest and blazon

Sharing the Rosenwald name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families. Research your Rosenwald family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.