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Early Origins of the Fedor family

The surname Fedor was first found in Volhynia, the eastern province of Poland which has changed hands throughout history so many times between Russia and Poland. Mostly populated by Ruthenians or Ukrainians, there are only 16% Poles and a like number of Jews. There are many Polish landowners and nobility. The main towns are Luck, Ostrog, Rowno, Dubno and Kowel.

Early History of the Fedor family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fedor research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1661, 1700 and 1782 are included under the topic Early Fedor History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fedor Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fedorchk, Fedrchuk, Fedorchuck, Fadorchk, Fadorchuk, Fedorowicz, Fedkowicz, Fadkowicz and many more.

Early Notables of the Fedor family

Prominent among those of the name Fedor in this period were

  • the Fedorchk family of Poland

Fedor Ranking

In the United States, the name Fedor is the 10,233rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Fedor migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fedor Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Andreas Fedor, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896
  • Anna Fedor, aged 49, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896
Fedor Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Andras Fedor, aged 36, who landed in America, in 1901
  • Andras Fedor, aged 42, who landed in America from Sasnko, Hungary, in 1905
  • Andras Fedor, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Osvorcsorkany, Hungary, in 1908
  • Andras Fedor, aged 17, who immigrated to America from Fajdacska, Hungary, in 1909
  • Andras Fedor, aged 22, who landed in America from Vorosvagos, Hungary, in 1909
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Fedor (post 1700) +

  • Paul Fedor, American music video director and visual effects designer
  • Teresa Fedor, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2004; Member, Rules Committee, 2008 2
  • Tania Fédor (1905-1985), Monaco-born French film actress
  • Paul Fedor, Canadian former CFL football player who played from 1958 to 1961
  • Nicolás Ladislao Fedor Flores (b. 1985), Venezuelan footballer
  • Fedor Sokolov (b. 1984), Israeli pair skater
  • Fedor Krause (1857-1937), pioneering German neurosurgeon
  • Fedor von Bock (1880-1945), German soldier
  • Fedor Ivanovich Chaliapin (1873-1938), Russian opera singer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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