Feuer
1. German: metonymic occupational name for a stoker in a smithy or public baths, or nickname for someone with red hair or a fiery temper, from Middle High German viur ‘fire’.
2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from modern German Feuer ‘fire’.
Origin Displayed: German
Where did the German Feuer family come from? What is the German coat of arms/family crest? When did the Feuer family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?
During that dark period of history known as the Middle Ages, the name of Feuer was first used in Austria.
Many cultural groups lived in the German states in medieval times. Each had its own dialect and traditions, and unique variations of popular names. Low German, which is similar to contemporary Dutch, was spoken in Westphalia. German names are characterized by additions such as regional suffixes and phrases that tell something about the origin or background of its original bearer. Further contributing to the variation in German names was the fact that there were no spelling rules in medieval times: scribes recorded names according to their sound. The recorded spelling variations of Feuer include Feuer, Feuerer, Feirer, Feierle, Feuerre, Fuer, Fewer, Fuere and many more.
First found in Austria, where the family gained a significant reputation for its contributions to the emerging mediaeval society.
After the First World War, Austria became a republic. The Treaty of Versailles broke up the empire in 1919 and many of the Sudeten Germans were incorporated into the new nation of Czechoslovakia. In the 20th century, many Austrians migrated to other parts of Germany or Europe, as well as to North America. In the United States, the majority of settlers landed in Philadelphia, and moved on to Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California, New York, and Maryland. Many German settlers also migrated to Canada, particularly Ontario and the Prairies. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Feuer were Sam Fuer, who settled in Virginia in 1652. Emil Fuer settled in Texas in 1853.
Some noteworthy people of the name Feuer
* Hebert Jerome Feuer (b. 1923), who is a prominent American lawyer
* Cyriss Kaplan Feuer (1911-2006), was a producer and director of Broadway musicals, born in Brooklyn, New York.
2007-05-03 01:23:54
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answered by TiredOfUrWhining 3
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there are countless Jewish surnames, an it really is because there are a lor of Jewish human beings in this huge international!!!!! If I were you, i'd substitute also my forenames to Jewish ones. an undemanding surname I´d pick is Pertz, or Schuartz i'm Mexican and that i recognize that in the Holocaust many Jews that were living in Europe and got here to Mexico, they replaced their Jewish surnames to Mexican ones!!! So, evaluate nicely about replacing your surnames, even though it would want to seem undemanding, you should get new information of each and every thing (passport, college certificate, college diplomas, motive force's licence, delivery certificate...) thanks on your effective time.
2016-11-23 20:13:57
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answered by ? 4
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It's a contraction of the old yiddish phrase: " Fa yu, over dere is fashtinkin." Which loosely means: "Brother, do you need a shower!"
2007-05-01 17:10:46
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answered by squeezie_1999 7
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is German for 'fire'. As a surname, it's most likely occupational, for a fire lighter, stoker, or even possibly a blacksmith.
2007-05-01 06:56:34
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answered by Juli 5
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Fire? Four?
2007-05-01 07:50:05
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answered by Anonymous
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