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Early Origins of the Feigenbaum family

The surname Feigenbaum 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 Feigenbaum family

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Feigenbaum Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Feigenbaum family

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United States Feigenbaum migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Feigenbaum Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • A. Cath Elis Feigenbaum, who settled in America in 1845
  • A Cath Elis Feigenbaum, who arrived in America in 1845 [1]
  • Beinisch Feigenbaum, who arrived in New York, NY in 1872
  • Morris Feigenbaum, who settled in New York, NY in 1872
  • Scholem Feigenbaum, who settled in New York, NY in 1872
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Feigenbaum (post 1700) +

  • Mitchell Jay Feigenbaum (1944-2019), American mathematical physicist who led to the discovery of the Feigenbaum constants
  • Armand V Feigenbaum (b. 1922), American quality control expert
  • Mitchell Jay Feigenbaum (b. 1944), American mathematical physicist and co-winner of the 1986 Wolf Prize in Physics
  • William M. Feigenbaum (1886-1949), American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1918; Defeated, 1919, 1922, 1923; Candidate for New York State Senate 4th District, 1930, 1932, 1934 [2]
  • Robert Feigenbaum, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1988 [2]
  • Benjamin Feigenbaum, American politician, Social Democratic Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1901; Candidate for New York State Senate 10th District, 1912 [2]
  • Arthur Feigenbaum, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Queens County 10th District, 1954 [2]
  • Edward Albert Feigenbaum (b. 1936), computer scientist working in the field of artificial intelligence, often called the "Father of expert systems"


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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