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

Feuer, 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 Feuer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Feuer in America

Feuer is the 22026th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Feuer surname appeared 1,177 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 Feuer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Feuer 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 Feuer

The surname Feuer is of German origin, deriving from the Middle High German word "viure" or "fiur," meaning "fire." It likely originated as a descriptive surname or an occupational name referring to someone who worked with fire, such as a blacksmith, glassblower, or potter.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria and Saxony. Some of the oldest known written records include the "Codex Traditionum Monasterii Sancti Petri Salisburgensis" from the late 12th century, which mentions a "Heinricus Fiur."

In the 14th century, the surname appeared in various forms, such as "Feuer," "Feuer," "Feyrer," and "Feurstein," reflecting regional variations in spelling and pronunciation. One notable early record is from the "Nürnberger Bürgerbuch" (Nuremberg Citizen Book) of 1349, which lists a "Chunrat Feyrer."

In the 15th century, the Feuer surname spread to other parts of Europe, including Switzerland and Austria. Historical documents from this period include references to individuals such as Matthias Feur, a citizen of Bern, Switzerland, mentioned in a 1476 record.

Notable individuals with the surname Feuer include:

1. Wilhelm Feuer (1809-1877), a German Protestant theologian and philosopher.
2. Lew Feuer (1909-1995), an American mathematician and educator known for his contributions to the field of combinatorics.
3. Cyrus Leo Feuer (1919-2004), an American philosopher and author who wrote extensively on the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
4. Kathrin Feuer (born 1962), a German writer and journalist known for her novels and children's books.
5. Lewis S. Feuer (1912-2002), an American sociologist and author who studied the intellectual history of modern societies.

While the surname Feuer is most prevalent in German-speaking regions, it has spread to various parts of the world due to migration and is now found in many countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Feuer

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

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 Feuer 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 Feuer 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 Feuer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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