indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German
Other Forms FormsFeiler, Feilner, Felner, Fellner, Filer, Filler, Fehler, Feler, Feller, Fyler, Feil, File, Fehl, Föhl, Fohl, Fell, Pfeil, Fail, Fehlner, Pfeiler
Meaning & History
Franconian dialect form of Feilner (see Feiler), or derived from Feuln, a town near the district of Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany. A notable bearer is the American academic Edwin Feulner (1941-).