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Felder Ranking

In the United States, the name Felder is the 2,103rd most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Felder is ranked the 8,846th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2


United States Felder migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Felder Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Albrecht Michael Felder, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1752
Felder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Arnold Felder, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1806
  • Arnold Felder, who arrived in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1806 3
  • Carl Felder, who settled in Texas in 1836
  • Gustav Felder, who settled in Texas in 1850
  • Henry Felder, who arrived in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1854 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Felder migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Felder Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Carolina Felder, who landed in Quebec in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Felder (post 1700) +

  • Jack Felder (1939-2017), American biochemist, research, lecturer, activist and germ warfare specialist
  • Wilton Lewis Felder (1940-2015), American saxophone and bass player, best known as a founding member of The Jazz Crusaders, later known as The Crusaders
  • Richard Felder (b. 1939), American engineering educator, Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University
  • Mike Felder (b. 1961), American Major League Baseball player
  • John Myers Felder (1782-1851), American politician and congressman
  • Don Felder (b. 1947), American rock musician, best known as the lead guitarist for the Eagles
  • Clarence Felder (b. 1938), American film and television character actor
  • Amanda Felder Derkacs, American triathlete
  • Robert C. Felder (b. 1942), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Benin, 1998 4
  • Pat A. Felder, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000 4
  • ... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


Suggested Readings for the name Felder +

  • The David and Elizabeth Shuler Dantzler Family (also Felder) by David Herbert Dantzler.
  • The Felder Family of South Carolina.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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