Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch

Meaning & History

Means "rose field" from Dutch roos "rose" and veld "field". This was the surname of American presidents Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945).

Related Names

Rootsrosa + felt
Other Languages & CulturesRosenfeld(German) Rosenfeld(Jewish)

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Entry updated December 3, 2014