Submitted Surname Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Change Summary
5/27/2024, 3:38 PM Jenkowelten
5/27/2024, 3:37 PM Jenkowelten
2/28/2024, 12:41 PM Paradiso36
2/28/2024, 12:33 PM Paradiso36

Name Feder
Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German, Jewish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈfeː.dəʁ/(German) [ˈfeː.dɐ](German)
Other Forms FormsFedder, Federer, Federr, Fehder, Fehdder, Feyder, Feather (Americanized)
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

metonymic occupational name for a trader in feathers or in quill pens from Middle High German vedere German feder "feather quill pen". Cognate of Feather.
Added 2/28/2024 by Paradiso36