| ![Show Contents]() Fedder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancestral home of the Fedder family was in the German state of Bavaria. Fedder is a local name for a person who lived in Bavaria, where they made great contributions to the feudal society which would become the backbone of early development of Europe. Early Origins of the Fedder familyThe surname Fedder was first found in Bavaria, where the name could be considered to make a great early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development of Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile. Early History of the Fedder familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fedder research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1590, 1623 and 1797 are included under the topic Early Fedder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fedder Spelling VariationsIn the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Fedder include Feder, Federer, Fedder, Federr, Fehder, Fehdder, Feyder and many more. Early Notables of the Fedder familyAnother 35 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Fedder Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Fedder migration to the United States | + |
Between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Fedder or a variant listed above:
Fedder Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Harman Fedder, who arrived in New York in 1664 1
Fedder Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Henry Fedder, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Fedder (post 1700) | + |
- Reinhart C. Fedder (b. 1879), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Michigan City, Indiana, 1934-38, 1943-44 2
- Francis G. Fedder, American politician, Mayor of Michigan City, Indiana, 1956-59 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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