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Early Origins of the Feldt family

The surname Feldt was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Feldt family

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Feldt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Feldman, Feldmann, Felden, Veldeman, Veldman, Feldmann, Felldmann, Felldman, Fehldmann, Fehldman, Feldtmann, Feltman, Feltmann, Feldtman, Veldmann, Veldman, Velldmann, Velldman, Vehldman, Veltman and many more.

Early Notables of the Feldt family

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Feldt Ranking

In the United States, the name Feldt is the 15,199th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Feldt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Feldt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John G Thees Feldt, who arrived in New York in 1822 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Feldt (post 1700) +

  • Gustav Waldemar Klaus Feldt (1912-2010), German Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Kurt Feldt (1897-1970), German General der Kavallerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Commander Eric Augustas Feldt OBE, RAN (1899-1968), Australian officer in the Royal Australian Navy, director of the Coastwatchers organization for much of the Second World War
  • Kyle Feldt (b. 1992), Australian professional rugby league footballer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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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