The Feil surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,070 people carried this name — #23,675 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted. That is down 41% from 1,809 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 127 people named Feil live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Feil.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
52 people named Feil have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 74 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
50 people named Feil live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Feil in American newspapers,
1888–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 81,763 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Feil,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georg Heinrich Feil 1761–1835 · jurist
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Joseph Feil 1811–1862 · historian
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Charles Feil 1824–1887 · chemist
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Carl Feil 1860–1924 · architect
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Richard Feil 1879–1940
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Eugen Feil 1879–1920
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Feil.
- Feher 1,564 · U.S. census
- Fehr 4,272 · U.S. census
- Fehrenbach 1,016 · U.S. census
- Feidt 180 · U.S. census
- Feig 857 · U.S. census
- Feige 452 · U.S. census
- Feist 3,784 · U.S. census
- Feit 767 · U.S. census
- Feith 309 · U.S. census
- Feix 168 · U.S. census
- Fekete 2,027 · U.S. census
- Felber 1,192 · U.S. census
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