The Felker surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,113 people carried this name — #8,046 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,151 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 351 people named Felker 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 211
Santa Fe 75
Entre Ríos 53
Córdoba 12

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 38 people named Felker.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 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

Born outside France 5
Moselle 22
Isère 5
Alpes-Maritimes 4
Bas-Rhin 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Felker in American newspapers,
1871–1909.

Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Felker
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1909-04-21
Newspaper page from Knoxville Weekly Chronicle carrying the name Felker
Knoxville Weekly Chronicle 1874-02-04
Newspaper page from New York Dispatch carrying the name Felker
New York Dispatch 1871-01-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,487 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Felker,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel D. Felker
    Samuel D. Felker 1859–1932 · judge
  • William B. Felker
    William B. Felker 1866–1907 · politician
  • András Felker 1698–1737 · Catholic priest
  • Charles Aurand Felker 1899– · writer
  • Gene Felker 1929–2013 · American football player
  • Jere Felker 1934–1989

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Felker,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States418 records

418 records of the Felker name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 187
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 75
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 57
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 41
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 31
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 22
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William C. Felker

    Born 1925 in Oregon. Enlisted 1943 at Portland; laboratory technician from Multnomah County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gregory Wayne Felker

    Born 1950; from Bay City, Michigan. U.S. Army, infantryman; died in an accident 1970 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Otto Felker

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1847 aboard the Von Vincke from Bremen, aged 35; farmer. From Eppe, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 418 records for Felker in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands29 records

29 records of the Felker name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 12
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 12
  • Dutch population registers 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Agatha Felker

    Married in 1835 in Rotterdam. Died 1856 in Rotterdam, aged 52.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johanna Elizabeth Felker

    Born 1846 in Rotterdam. Died 1868 in Rotterdam, aged 22.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hermanus Felker

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Felker in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France15 records

15 records of the Felker name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joseph Jacques Felker

    Born 1919 in Germany; died 1996 in Germany.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Augustine Felker

    Born 1934 in Héming (Moselle); died 1999 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères (Isère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Leon Robert Felker

    Born 1927 in Sarreinsming (Moselle); died 1986 in Allemagne de l’Ouest.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Felker in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany13 records

13 records of the Felker name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Felker

    From Berlin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 25 September 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 128).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Helmuth Felker

    From Gr. Lichterfelde, Teltow. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 24 May 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 13 records for Felker in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Felker name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Diane Marie Felker

    Buried in 1993 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 40.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Joel Stanley Felker

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Jacob Felker

    Listed at Chelsea, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Felker in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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