Feist

From the German surname for stout people; see feist (“fat”).

Feist (plural Feists)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Feist is the 8681^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3784 individuals. Feist is most common among White (92.76%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Feist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 561.

• Feits, Fites, Stief, fetis

Feist

1. plural of Faust