Veil Family History
Veil Name Meaning
German: variant of Feigel . English: occupational name from Old French de la veille ‘of the watch watchman’ with loss of de. There has been some confusion with the topographic name Vale and the nickname Veal . Compare Wake . Jewish (western Ashkenazic): variant of Weil .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022