Feltman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Feltman family

The surname Feltman 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 Feltman family

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Feltman 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 Feltman family

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Feltman Ranking

In the United States, the name Feltman is the 13,066^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Feltman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Feltman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Feltman, who landed in Maryland in 1675 2

Feltman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anthony Feltman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1740 2
Anthony Feltman was recorded as having arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740
Jacob Feltman, who landed in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1743 2
Johannes Feltman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Feltman (post 1700) +

Samuel Feltman (1899-1951), American Chief of the Ballistic Section of the U.S. Army Ordnance Research and Development Division
Jeffrey D. Feltman (b. 1959), American diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Francis Lloyd "Bud" Feltman (b. 1939), American member of the first United States Olympic luge team, which competed in the 1964 Winter Olympic Games
Arthur J. "Art" Feltman, American politician, Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1997-2009)

Citations +

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