Family name origins & meanings
- German : from Middle High German veldener (a derivative of Old High German feld ‘open country’), a feudal term denoting a vassal or bondsman who was granted the land (but not the dwelling and barn) for his services.
- South German : habitational name for someone from any of various places named Felden or Velden.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental extension of Feld.