Fels Family History
Fels Name Meaning
German: topographic name for someone who lived near high ground
or by a prominent crag, from Middle High German vels ‘rock’,
‘cliff’.Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German
Fels ‘rock’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Fels Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Fels families
 26 - 50  9 - 25 |
 1 - 8  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Fels families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Fels census records
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Fels Family Origin
Fels Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Fels
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Fels Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Fels census records
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Fels Civil War Service Records
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