| ![Show Contents]() Feith History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Early Origins of the Feith familyThe surname Feith was first found in Austria, where the name was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history. The name would later emerge as a noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches, and become noted for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs. The name was taken from St. Veit (in Latin, Vitus) who was the patron saint protecting against fire and lightning. Early History of the Feith familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Feith research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1774 is included under the topic Early Feith History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Feith Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Veith, Veit, Veidt, Veid, Vietsch, Feidt, Feit, Veitl, Veitel, Vaith and many more. Early Notables of the Feith familyDuring this period prominent bearers of the name Feith were Joseph Veith, who was a prominent librarian in Tyrol. Isak Veith was an eminent doctor and physician in Hall, and...
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 Feith migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Feith Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alexander Feith (Faith), who settled in Philadelphia in 1862
- Edward Feith, who arrived in Mississippi in 1875 1
- Gustav Feith, who landed in Mississippi in 1876 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Feith (post 1700) | + |
- Greg Feith, former Air Safety Investigator with the NTSB
- Pieter Feith (b. 1945), Dutch diplomat
- Herbert Feith (1930-2001), Australian academic and world leading scholar of Indonesian politics
- Constant Feith (1884-1958), Dutch athlete
- Rhijnvis Feith (1753-1824), Dutch poet
- 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)
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Feith migration to the United States 
