Fiddes Surname
Approximately 2,377 people bear this surname
Fiddes Surname Definition:
From the old barony of the name, anciently Futhos or Fothes, in the parish of Foveran, Kincardineshire. Eadmund or Edmund de Fotheis and Alwinus or Aleuin, his son. who witnessed two charters between 1200—07 (RAA,, I, 93, 94) are probably the first recorded of the name.
Read More About This SurnameFiddes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 768 | 1:72,550 | 8,292 |
| United States | 401 | 1:903,888 | 68,085 |
| Australia | 327 | 1:82,556 | 9,565 |
| Scotland | 308 | 1:17,383 | 2,102 |
| Canada | 226 | 1:163,034 | 16,442 |
| New Zealand | 113 | 1:40,074 | 6,748 |
| Northern Ireland | 43 | 1:42,908 | 3,866 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Falkland Islands | 12 | 1:261 | 43 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 376 | 1:9,955 | 1,271 |
| England | 184 | 1:132,475 | 12,229 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Fiddes (12) may also be a first name.
Fiddes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the old barony of the name, anciently Futhos or Fothes, in the parish of Foveran, Kincardineshire. Eadmund or Edmund de Fotheis and Alwinus or Aleuin, his son. who witnessed two charters between 1200—07 (RAA,, I, 93, 94) are probably the first recorded of the name. Fergus de Fothes, son of John de Fothes, received in 1289 from Alexander Cumyn, earl of Buchan, a charter of the whole tenement of Fothes (Illus., III, p. 112). Payments were made to John Fotis and to Walter de Fothes in 1328—9 (ER., I, p. 93,237), Eustace de Futhes was collector of contributions in Aberdeenshire, 1373 (Stodart, II), and Duncan Futhas and John Futhas were in Aberdeen in 1408 (CWA., p. 316). Andrew de Fothes was dominus ejusdem in 1423 (REA., I, p. 219). Duncan of Futhas had charter of a tenement in Kirkwall, Orkney, in 1435, and in 1447 was witness to a wadset of lauds there (REO., p. 190,330). Robert Futhes was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1491, and Andrew Futhes in 1498 (NSCM., I, p. 36, 39). Sir David Fudas had a tenement in Lanark, 1488 (Lanark, p. 5). Sir William Fudes, another cleric, was chancellor of Caithness, 1524 (OPS., II, p. 619), and Duncan and Gilbert Fuddes were witnesses in Aberdeen, 1597 (SCM., I, 135). Elizabeth Fiddes old charter of part of the lands of Waltoune alias Newbiging, 1600 (RD., p. 495). Thomas Fiddes was juror at Dornoch, 1603 (OPS., II, p. 644), and Robert Fiddes was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1621 (NSCM., I, p. 127). The surname is still prevalent in its parent district. Fitdeis 1590, Fouthas 1439, Futheis and Futhois 1439.
From St. Fides. Geoffry de Sancta Fide occurs in Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Gilbert and Walter de S. Fide in England (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
Fiddes Demographics
Fiddes Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Fiddes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fiddes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fiddes is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fiddes.
How Common Is The Last Name Fiddes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 179,467th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,065,859 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Fiddes live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 12 people.
Fiddes is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 768 people, or 1 in 72,550. In England Fiddes is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Northumberland, where 8 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Fiddes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fiddes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fiddes last name rose 417 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 3,645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fiddes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Fiddes surname is chiefly Anglican (87%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fiddes last name are 20.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.52% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fiddes earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning R 216,888 per year; in United States they earn 41.12% more than the national average, earning $60,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $47,818 CAD per year.
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