Feldman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Feldman family
The surname Feldman 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 Feldman family
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Feldman 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 Feldman family
Notable figures of the time with the name Feldman were
- Leopold Feldmann (1802-1882), a well-known German comedian and actor
Feldman Ranking
In the United States, the name Feldman is the 1,533rd most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1
Feldman migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Feldman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Joh Bern Feldman, aged 31, who arrived in America in 1842 2
- Herman Feldman, who arrived in Mississippi in 1843 2
- Mayer Feldman, who landed in Mississippi in 1850 2
- Frank Feldman, age 25, settled in San Francisco in 1871
- Frank Feldman, aged 25, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1871 2
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Feldman Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Abram Feldman, aged 18, who landed in America from Kissinew, in 1903
- Abraham Feldman, aged 20, who landed in America from London, in 1904
- A.J. Feldman, aged 31, who landed in America, in 1907
- Abram Feldman, aged 10, who settled in America from Niholajew, Russia, in 1910
- Abram Feldman, aged 30, who landed in America from Opocznia, Russia, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Feldman (post 1700) +
- Robert C. Feldman (1940-2023), American songwriter and record producer, best known for his songs "My Boyfriend's Back", "I Want Candy", and "Sorrow"
- Trude Feldman (1924-2022), American reporter, columnist, and member of the White House Press Corps and State Department Press Corps who regularly wrote for McCall's magazine and for The New York Times Syndicate, she interviewed every U.S. president since Lyndon B. Johnson
- Martin Leach-Cross Feldman (1934-2022), American jurist from St. Louis, Missouri, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2010-2017)
- Margit Buchhalter Feldman (1929-2020), Hungarian-American public speaker, educator, activist, and Holocaust survivor; she died from COVID-19
- Martin "Marty" Feldman (1922-2015), American head coach of the American Football League's Oakland Raiders in 1961
- Major-General Herman Feldman (1889-1969), American Quartermaster-General, Department of the Army (1949-1951) 3
- Louis Harry Feldman (b. 1926), American professor of classics and literature
- Harvey Feldman (1931-2009), American diplomat
- Eric Drew Feldman (b. 1955), American keyboard and bass guitar player
- Corey Feldman (b. 1971), American actor
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Suggested Readings for the name Feldman +
- A Packet of Letters by Walter Feldman.
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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, February 29) Herman Feldman. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Feldman/Herman/USA.html