Show ContentsFechter Surname History

Early Origins of the Fechter family

The surname Fechter was first found in Guyenne.

Early History of the Fechter family

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Fechter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fecteau, Fechteau, Fechter and others.

Early Notables of the Fechter family

Notable amongst the name was

  • Charles-Albert Fechter, born in Arcachon, whose father was an artist and sculptor of bronze in Paris...


United States Fechter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fechter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Charlotta Fechter, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1738
  • Anna Margaretha Fechter, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1741
Fechter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • August Fechter, who settled in New York, NY in 1865
  • Elise Fechter, who settled in America in 1867
  • Elisabeth Kuhn Fechter, who settled in America in 1881
  • Adelaid Fechter, who arrived in Baltimore in 1887
Fechter Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Eugen Fechter, who arrived in New York, NY in 1907

Contemporary Notables of the name Fechter (post 1700) +

  • Louis Fechter Sr. (1851-1921), American Republican politician, Member of New York State Senate 48th District, 1905-06 1
  • Charles Albert Fechter (1824-1879), Anglo-French actor, born probably in London of French parents although his mother was of Piedmontese and his father of German extraction 2


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  2. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020


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