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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : from Middle High German veldener (a derivative of Old High German feld ‘open country’), a feudal term denoting a vassal or bondsman who was granted the land (but not the dwelling and barn) for his services.
  • South German : habitational name for someone from any of various places named Felden or Velden.
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental extension of Feld.

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