Rothstein

Rothstein is a Germanic-language (German, Yiddish) surname of several possible origins: toponymic surname from a place with the same name near Merseburg; 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".

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 *[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1083177684834&set=gm.10151269737275562 Joseph Rothstein] (1917–1966) Past President of East Meadow Jewish Center, *Bo Rothstein (born 1954), Swedish political scientist *Edward Rothstein, 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, 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 (born 1942), basketball coach *Theodore Rothstein (1871–1953), emigre journalist and writer in Great Britain, later ambassador of the Soviet Union *Richard Rothstein (academic), American historian and social scientist Provided by Wikipedia