The felch Surname
felch Name Meaning and History
- nickname from Middle High German vals ‘false’.
- in eastern Germany, from the Slavic personal name Velislav (from velij ‘big’), which became Velisch, Felsch.
- variant of North German Fölsch, Völsch, based on the Frisian-Low German personal name Fölske, Völske (from the common name component volc ‘people’, ‘tribe’); unrounding of -ö- to -e- changes Fölsch to Felsch.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 47 - Messages: 142
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Rev. Isaac Newton Felch - NJ | John Andrew Sass | 4 |
| Alphonzo Felch in WI or VT | Lynn | 8 |
| Who was the wife of Daniel Felch born April 03,1717 at Danvers,Ma. |
 DeborahCross31
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| Simon Felch b. abt 1804 NH |
amandamask1
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| Henry Felch, 1641 MA, and Descendants |
RDFelch
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| Isaac Felch and Sarah Ann Dunn |
DavidHue
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| Henry Felch |
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| Mary Felch | Charles Kamerik | 2 |
| Felch History | Marsha L Felch/Johnson | 12 |
| FELCH-JOHNSON-MORRIS (IN- ILL-MO) | Teri | 0 |
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