Home

felten

Felten is a surname of German origin. It is relatively uncommon and is found in Germany as well as in countries with German-speaking diaspora, including the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe. The name is generally considered to be toponymic or descriptive in origin, though exact etymology varies between families and is not uniformly documented in standard references. Some theories connect it to place names or features with similar phonology, while others treat it as a byname deriving from medieval nicknames. Without specific genealogical data, the precise derivation for an individual Felten may differ.

Historically, bearers of the surname appear in civil and church records from the early modern period onward.

In contemporary usage, Felten is primarily a family name. It is carried by people in a variety

The
dispersion
of
the
name
is
linked
to
broader
German
emigration
and
mobility
in
the
18th–20th
centuries,
with
communities
adopting
the
surname
in
new
regions
while
retaining
its
spelling.
of
occupations
and
does
not
imply
a
particular
profession
or
ethnicity.
The
name
may
appear
in
genealogical
and
historical
research
as
part
of
studies
of
Germanic
surname
patterns.