Rothstein is a Germanic-language (German, Yiddish) surname of several possible origins:

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Merseburg Merseburg () is a town in central Germany in southern Saxony-Anhalt, situated on the river Saale, and approximately 14 km south of Halle (Saale) and 30 km west of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a diocese ...

; from a Germanic personal name, Hrodstein (''hrod-'' ('' Hróð-''), "fame", "glory", meaning "famous stone"). Ashkenazic Jewish / Yiddish: ornamental compound surname: rot 'red' + Stein 'stone', akin to "

Rotstein Rotstein (Upper Sorbian: Hrodźišćo, meaning "hillfort" or "sconce") is a mountain ridge and its highest mountain in Görlitz district, Saxony, southeastern Germany, east of Löbau. Within the structure of Natural regions of Saxony, the R ...

".''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, as cited by anncestry.com Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Rothstein (1898–1994), Russian-British journalist * Arnold Rothstein (1882–1928), New York businessman and gambler, who became a famous kingpin of organized crime * Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985), American photographer
Joseph Rothstein
(1917–1966) Past President of East Meadow Jewish Center, *

Bo Rothstein Bo Abraham Mendel Rothstein (born 12 June 1954) is a Swedish political scientist. He is a former Professor of Government and Public Policy at University of Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government. Rothstein is a contributor to Swedish public de ...

(born 1954), Swedish political scientist *

Edward Rothstein Edward Benjamin Rothstein (born October 16, 1952) is an American critic. Rothstein wrote music criticism early in his career, but is best known for his critical analysis of museums and museum exhibitions. Rothstein holds a B.A. from Yale Universi ...

, American music critic and composer * Henry Rothstein, academic at King's College London * Israel Rothstein, birth name of Israel Eliraz (1936–2016), Israeli poet *

Jesse Rothstein Jesse Rothstein is an economist, and currently Professor of Public Policy & Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2010, he was Chief Economist at the US Department of Labor. He is the founding director of the California Policy La ...

, economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley * Marshall Rothstein (born 1940), Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada * Mikael Rothstein (born 1961), Danish writer and historian *

Ron Rothstein Ronald L. Rothstein (born December 27, 1942) is an American former professional basketball coach and college basketball player, who has led many different National Basketball Association, NBA teams. He served as the first head coach for the Miam ...

(born 1942), basketball coach *

Theodore Rothstein Theodore Rothstein (russian: Фёдор Аронович Ротштейн, ''Fyodor Aronovich Rotshteyn''; 14 February 1871 30 August 1953) was a Soviet politician, journalist, writer and communist. He served as a Soviet ambassador in the 1920s. ...

(1871–1953), emigre journalist and writer in Great Britain, later ambassador of the Soviet Union * Richard Rothstein (academic), American historian and social scientist

Fictional characters

Albert Rothstein Albert Rothstein (known by the aliases Nuklon and Atom Smasher) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Atom Smasher is known for his power of growth and super strength. The character made its live-action debut i ...

, a comic book superhero *John Rothstein, a writer from Stephen King's novel '' Finders Keepers'' *Sam "Ace" Rothstein, a gambler in the movie ''

Casino A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ...

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{{surname Surnames of Jewish origin Yiddish-language surnames German-language surnames

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