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Early Origins of the Feral family

The surname Feral was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Feral family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Feral research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1646 and 1720 are included under the topic Early Feral History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Feral Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fer, Dufer, Ferraille, Féraille, Fera, Ferras, Ferrat, Ferrail, Férail, Ferrasse, Ferrarson and many more.

Early Notables of the Feral family

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Feral Ranking

In France, the name Feral is the 9,505th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1


United States Feral migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Feral Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Watson, Feral Jr., who arrived in North Carolina in 1748 2

Canada Feral migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Feral Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Ellen Feral, who settled in Ontario sometime between 1851 and 1852


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)


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