| ![Show Contents]() Fellner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Israel
Etymology of FellnerWhat does the name Fellner mean? During the biblical era, a Jew held only one name. This name was joined with their father’s name typically using ‘ben’ (“son of”), to inform people who the individual’s family ties were. It wasn’t until the 10th and 11th centuries that Jewish surnames began for the Jews living in North Africa, Spain, France, and Italy. 1 The name Fellner can be considered an occupational name as its primary root 'fell' means 'hide' or 'skin' in German and in Yiddish. The original bearers of these names were probably involved in the trade or processing of animal hides. Fellner Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Feller, Fellerman, Fellner, Felman, Felltrager and many more.
| Fellner migration to the United States | + |
Fellner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Friedrich Fellner, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Fellner (post 1700) | + |
- Robert M. J. Fellner, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Zagreb, 1932 3
- Eileen Fellner, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1996 4
- Charles Fellner, American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Burlington County Democratic Party, 1959 4
- Hermann Fellner (1950-2020), German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria
- Weiss, Nelly. The Origin of Jewish family names: Morphology and History. Peter Lang AG, 2002. Digital
- 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
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