Explore the Family Name Feyen

The meaning of Feyen

1. German: metronymic from the female personal name Fey, with the genitive suffix -en. 2. German: habitational name from Feyen near Trier. 3. Dutch: variant, mostly Americanized (or archaic) and Flemish, of Feijen, a patronymic from the personal name Feije, probably a pet form of a name with the ancient Germanic element fred ‘peace’ (compare Fedde).

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How common is the last name Feyen in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Feyen has shown an increase in popularity over the years. In 2000, Feyen was ranked 50,178th in terms of popularity and this ranking improved to 48,436th in 2010, marking a 3.47 percent increase. The count of people with the surname also increased from 392 in 2000 to 436 in 2010, representing a significant jump of 11.22 percent. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,178	#48,436	3.47%
Count	392	436	11.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Feyen

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Feyen surname identify as White. This comprised 97.19 percent of the group in 2000 and slightly decreased to 96.33 percent in 2010. The Hispanic representation experienced an increase, rising from 1.79 percent in 2000 to 2.29 percent in 2010, which is a change of 27.93 percent. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, Alaskan Native, or having two or more ethnicities across both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.19%	96.33%	-0.88%
Hispanic	1.79%	2.29%	27.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%