Find out how popular the last name Feiner is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Feiner.

Feiner, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Feiner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Feiner in America

Feiner is the 23920th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Feiner surname appeared 1,055 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Feiner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Feiner to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Feiner

The surname "FEINER" is of German and Yiddish origin, with its roots traced back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the German word "fein," which means "fine" or "delicate," indicating that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked with fine materials or possessed refined skills.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in various German and Yiddish documents from the 14th and 15th centuries. For example, the name appears in the records of the city of Frankfurt am Main in 1395, where a certain Johannes Feiner is mentioned as a merchant. Additionally, the Feiner family is mentioned in the records of the town of Schnaittach, Bavaria, in the mid-15th century.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name spread to various regions of what is now modern-day Germany, as well as parts of Austria and Switzerland. During this period, several notable individuals bore the Feiner surname, including:

1. Hans Feiner (c. 1520-1590), a German painter and engraver from Nuremberg, known for his religious artworks.
2. Samuel Feiner (1585-1648), a German-Jewish scholar and rabbi from Frankfurt, known for his commentaries on the Talmud.

As the Feiner family continued to spread throughout Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, they left their mark in various fields. Some notable individuals from this period include:

1. Leopold Feiner (1765-1841), an Austrian composer and violinist from Vienna, known for his contributions to chamber music.
2. Moses Feiner (1797-1872), a German-Jewish scholar and author from Bamberg, known for his works on Jewish law and ethics.
3. Emil Feiner (1858-1942), a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist from Berlin, known for his support of Jewish educational institutions.

Throughout the centuries, the Feiner surname has also been associated with various place names and alternative spellings, such as Feyner, Feynner, and Feynor, reflecting the linguistic and regional variations in different parts of Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Feiner

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Feiner.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Feiner was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Feiner has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Feiner was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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