What kind of name is Rockefeller? Dutch?
French? English? What country did they come from?
2006-07-25 09:30:19 · 6 answers · asked by Laura G 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Rockefellers are Americans.
2006-07-26 06:12:57 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
The Rockefeller family (originally Roggenfelder), founded by John Davison Rockefeller (1839-1937) and his brother William Rockefeller (1841-1922), is an American industrial family of German origin, that made a fortune in the oil business during the latter part of the 19th century primarily through their Standard Oil Company
2006-07-25 09:35:31 · answer #2 · answered by MTSU history student 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rockefeller are US citizens. However, the family is originally French, their original name being Roquefeuille (an old french name) that they americanized at Elis Island.
2006-07-25 09:34:12 · answer #3 · answered by Tommy J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably Germany, although some used to think France
2006-07-25 09:33:34 · answer #4 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
German
2006-07-25 11:04:02 · answer #5 · answered by amadis151 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think German
2006-07-25 09:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by Larry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋