Feil: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Feil is a German surname. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who was mercenary; one who came from Feil, in Pfalz”. The name also appears as Feiler.

1,070 Americans were listed as Feil in the 2010 census. From 1891 to 2000, 141 births in France were registered under Feil.

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Feil family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them. Want more than a summary? See the Feil family name pack.