Fehr Family History
Fehr Name Meaning
South German and Swiss German: metonymic occupational name for a
ferryman, from Middle High German ver(e). The name is common in
Zurich, where, according to Bahlow, a journeyman of the boatmen’s
guild named Feer is recorded in 1468.
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Name Distribution of Fehr Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Fehr families
 77 - 152  26 - 76 |
 1 - 25  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Fehr families
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5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Fehr Family Origin
Fehr Immigration Information
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Fehr Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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