Last name: FELIX

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FELIX : This last name is indexed 472,691 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

FELIX : Spanish and French (Félix); Portuguese English German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a medieval personal name meaning ‘happy lucky fortunate’ from Latin felix. The Latin form of the male name is Felix. This was a relatively common Roman surname said to have been first adopted as a nickname by Sulla. It was very popular among early Christians and was borne by a large number of early saints.

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