Chields Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Chields Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chields Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Chields Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chields Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chields is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chields? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chields reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Chields is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 50 percent live, Massachusetts, where 25 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 25 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Chile, where 20 percent live.

Chields Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chields has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chields surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schields93305/
Childs9256,934/
Hields92123/
Chield922/
Shields8698,677/
Schield86792/
Chieldt866/
Chailds863/
Childds862/
Chillds861/
Childsd861/
Childss861/
Cehilds861/
Chealds860/
Cheilds860/
Hield83468/
Helds8331/
Hilds833/
Schieldt8071/
Shiellds806/
Shieldss803/
Jshields802/
Sshields802/
Shieldds801/
Shield776,006/
Childz7791/
Sields7766/
Heilds7741/
Chilts7713/
Hildås775/
Khield774/
Chelts773/
Chylds773/
Healds771/
Kields771/
Qields771/
Chilcs771/
Childc771/
Chilzs771/
Hillds771/
Chulds770/
Shieldd7121/
Schjeldsøe7112/
Schielt715/
Shieldt713/
Shieldz713/
Chaylds711/
Chielte711/
Hauschilds711/
Shielzs711/
Shıelds711/
Shielts711/
Shielld710/
Choulds710/
Hilts672,805/
Schieltz67209/
Gilds6749/
Chelz6724/
Sield6721/
Helts6711/
D'Shield671/
Hauschildst671/
Chilz671/
Gelds671/
Hjeld671/
Jield671/
Jilds670/
Hylds670/
Schielte670/
Hielt670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chields
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