Feige History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Feige family

The surname Feige was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Feige family

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Feige Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fiegener, Feigenhauer, Fegenhauer, Fiegenhauer, Fegener and many more.

Early Notables of the Feige family

Prominent bearers of the family name Feige at this time were

the Feigenhauer family of Saxony

Feige migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Feige Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andreas Feige, who settled in America in 1775

Feige Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Beata Feige, who settled in New York in 1862
Beata Feige, aged 29, who arrived in New York in 1862 1
Alois Feige, who settled in New York, NY in 1892

Feige migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Feige Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Amelia Feige, who landed in Quebec in 1850
Freiderike Feige, who landed in Quebec in 1850
Heinrich Feige, who landed in Quebec in 1850
Richard Feige, who landed in Quebec in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Feige (post 1700) +

Thomas F. Feige, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives 6th District, 1968 2
Albert Otto Max Feige (1890-1969), birth name of B Traven, the German novelist whose best-known work was probably The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1927)

Citations +

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 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html