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 Joseph Rothstein (1917–1966) Past President of East Meadow Jewish Center, Bo Rothstein (born 1954), Swedish political scientist Debbie Rothstein, voice actress 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 Fictional characters Albert Rothstein, a comic book superhero John Rothstein, a writer from Stephen King's novel Finders Keepers Sam "Ace" Rothstein, a gambler in the movie Casino See also Rostagnus References Jewish surnames Yiddish-language surnames German-language surnames