Feilding Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Feilding Surname Definition:

V. Fielding.

Feilding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia471:574,37741,856
England361:1,547,72466,012
United States321:11,326,842445,236
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:134,67112,361
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Feilding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Fielding.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An old spelling of Fielding. which has been either retained or resumed by the Earl of Denbigh's family. The orthography in Collins's Peerage, edit. 1768, is uniformly Fielding. According to Lawrence's Life of Henry Fielding, the elder branch of the family have always so spelt it. a statement which I very much doubt. Mr. L. adds: "It is related of the Novelist that being once in the company of the Earl of Denbigh, his lordship was pleased to observe that they were both of the same family, and asked the reason why they spelt, their names differently. ' I cannot tell, my Lord,' replied the Wit, ' unless it be that my branch of the family were the first who knew how to spell !'"

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Feilding Last Name Facts

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

The last name Feilding is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feilding? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,428,594th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Feilding is primarily found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Feilding live; 48 percent live in Australasia and 48 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Feilding is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 574,377. In Australia it is most numerous in: Queensland, where 40 percent live, Victoria, where 34 percent live and Australian Capital Territory, where 11 percent live. Excluding Australia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Feilding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Feilding has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Feilding surname fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feilding Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Feilding surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feilding earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.24% less than the national average, earning $36,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.7% less than the national average, earning $43,373 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feildng930/
Fielding8825,177/
Foelding885/
Feelding880/
Fealding880/
Fiellding821/
Fiielding821/
Faeldin80594/
Feilden80133/
Falding8047/
Fieldin806/
Faildin801/
Fieldng801/
Faulding75210/
Fallding7521/
Foulding751/
Faldin711,339/
Fieldn711/
Fielden673,759/
Faelden67657/
Faldina67157/
Failden6798/
Falldin6761/
Valding6750/
Faldion676/
Faaldin671/
Fouldin671/
Fauldin670/

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