Feller Family History

Feller Surname Meaning

English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a furrier, a seller of pelts or hides, from an -er agent derivative of Middle English fell, Middle Low German, Middle High German vel, German Fell or Yiddish fel ‘hide, pelt’. See also Fell.

German: variant of Felder.

German: habitational name for someone from a place called Fell near Trier or Fellen, Felln in Bavaria.

English: occupational name formed from an -er derivative of Middle English fell(en) ‘(to) fell, cut down’, perhaps for a woodman.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Weller, Geller, Peller, Meller, Eller, Zeller, Seller, Beller, Felber, Heller

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8K	Military Records
9K	Immigration Records
29K	Census and Voter Lists
75K	Member Trees

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Where is the Feller family from?

You can see how Feller families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Feller family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Feller families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 25 Feller families living in Suffolk. This was about 27% of all the recorded Feller's in United Kingdom. Suffolk had the highest population of Feller families in 1891.

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What did your Feller ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Tailor and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Feller. 50% of Feller men worked as a Tailor and 79% of Feller women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Feller were cloth button maker (master and Domestic worker.

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Tailor

50%

cloth button maker (master

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

79%

Dress machinist

assistant to licensee

Domestic worker

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Census Record

There are 29K census records available for the last name Feller. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Feller census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 9K immigration records available for the last name Feller. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 8K military records available for the last name Feller. For the veterans among your Feller ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Feller lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Feller life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Feller in 1940 was 35, and 77 in 2004.

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Feller Surname Meaning

German: variant of Felder.

German: habitational name for someone from a place called Fell near Trier or Fellen, Felln in Bavaria.

English: occupational name formed from an -er derivative of Middle English fell(en) ‘(to) fell, cut down’, perhaps for a woodman.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Feller family from?

What did your Feller ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Tailor

50%

cloth button maker (master

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

79%

Dress machinist

assistant to licensee

Domestic worker

What Feller family records will you find?

What is the average Feller lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Feller life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Feller in 1940 was 35, and 77 in 2004.

Feller Family History

Feller Surname Meaning

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Feller Surname Meaning

177,000 record(s) for Feller

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Where is the Feller family from?

What did your Feller ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Feller lifespan?

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