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Fehr History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Fehr family

The surname Fehr was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Fehr family

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Fehr Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Veirs, Vers, Veires, Fers, Fehrs, Feirs, Vehrs, Viers, Veirz, Feirz, Verz, Vair, Vairs, Veurs, Vayers, Vayres, Feuers, Veirz, Veurz and many more.

Early Notables of the Fehr family

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Fehr Ranking

In the United States, the name Fehr is the 9,843^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Fehr is ranked the 583^rd most popular surname with an estimated 8,579 people with that name. 2

Fehr migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fehr Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anna Fehr, who arrived in Carolina in 1734 3
Andreas Fehr, who settled in America in 1738
Jacob Fehr, who landed in Carolina in 1738 3
Sebastian Fehr, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 3
Conrad Fehr, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 3
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Fehr Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Henry Fehr, who arrived in New York in 1836 3
Katharina Fehr, who landed in Venezuela in 1842 3
Henry Fehr, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 3
Jose Fehr, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 3
Adam Fehr, who settled in St. Clair Co. IL in 1864
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Fehr Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mr. William H. Fehr, (b. 1884), aged 21, American miner travelling aboard the ship "St Paul" arriving at Ellis Island, New York in 1905 en route to Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, USA 4

Fehr migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fehr Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Barbara Fehr, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Elisabeth Fehr, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757

Fehr Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Cornelius Fehr, who arrived in Manitoba in 1875
Aganetha Janzen Fehr, who settled in Manitoba in 1875
Aganetha Fehr, who settled in Manitoba in 1875
William Fehr, who landed in Manitoba in 1875
Agatha Petkau Fehr, who arrived in Manitoba in 1876
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Fehr migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Fehr Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Thomas Fehr, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ernestina" in 1865
Mary Phoebe Fehr, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ernestina" in 1865

Contemporary Notables of the name Fehr (post 1700) +

Rudi Fehr (1911-1999), American film editor
Rick Fehr (b. 1962), American golfer
Donald Fehr (b. 1948), American baseball official
O. L. Fehr, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912 5
Elizabeth Fehr, American Republican politician, Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1949 5
Konrad Fehr (b. 1910), Swiss field hockey player
Mario Fehr (b. 1958), Swiss politician
Martin Fehr (1885-1938), Swedish politician
Oded Fehr (b. 1970), Israeli actor
Oskar Fehr (1871-1959), German ophtalmologist
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Historic Events for the Fehr family +

Bismarck

Georg Fehr (1910-1941), German Stabsbootsmann who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details