The Fels surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 745 people carried this name — #31,150 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 7% from 802 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 234 people named Fels.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
62 people named Fels live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 Poland’s population register
26 people named Fels have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 46 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.
Who carried it
People named Fels,
with a public archive behind them.
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Elias Fels 1614–1655 · artist
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Anna Margarete Fels 1637–1664
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Christian Lebrecht Fels 1640–1719 · Hebraist
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Franz Rudolf Fels 1675–1758 · politician
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Karl Colonna von Fels 1678–1713
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Sebastian Fels 1697–1749 · pastor
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fels.
- Felix 40,165 · U.S. census
- Fell 6,429 · U.S. census
- Fella 332 · U.S. census
- Feller 7,085 · U.S. census
- Felli 118 · U.S. census
- Fellrath 124 · U.S. census
- Felt 3,820 · U.S. census
- Felten 1,578 · U.S. census
- Felter 1,620 · U.S. census
- Feltz 1,594 · U.S. census
- Fend 178 · U.S. census
- Fender 6,034 · U.S. census
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