Fiddler Surname

103,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Fiddler Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the fiddler,' a player on the fiddle; v. Vidler. Fitler is a sharpened form of the surname, peculiar to the United States.

Johannes Fydeler. 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Stephanas Fythclar, 1379: ibid.

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Fiddler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8881:191,98018,998
Canada1,5651:23,5443,196
England8041:69,3018,009
Australia691:391,24231,907
Jamaica561:51,2492,953
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Trinidad and Tobago381:35,8943,529
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Wales231:134,5459,804
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines81:14,082855
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5491:44,4005,527
Scotland1021:36,6982,892
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6031:83,2818,714

Fiddler (22) may also be a first name.

Fiddler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the fiddler,' a player on the fiddle; v. Vidler. Fitler is a sharpened form of the surname, peculiar to the United States.

Johannes Fydeler. 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Stephanas Fythclar, 1379: ibid.

Alicia Fithyfler, 1379: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the occupation, a 'fiddler,' from ME. fytheler(e), fitheler. In 1496 we have record of a payment of nine shillings "to Rennet the fythelare at the kingis command" (ALHT., I, p. 274). Andrew Fidlar was cherged with wrongfully occupying land in Lanerk in 1498 (Lanark, p. 10), John Fidler or Fidler was relaxed from the horn for art and part in manslaughter in 1511 (RSCA., I, p. 44), and James Fydlar or Fidlar was one of the mairs of the sheriffdom of Innernes in 1514 (OPS., II, p. 662,663). Nicoll Fydlair, witness in Shedand, 1525 (Goudie, Antiquities, p. 141), Wille Fidlar was fined in 1525 'for the wrangus trublance' of a chaplain in Stirling (SBR., p. 21), Jhoin Fidlair to pay for the teinds of Tronstaye (Tionston), 1565, and John Fidler is recorded in Quholme, Orkney, 1584 (REO., p. 372,306). Gilbert Fidler was accused of witchcraft in Aberdeen in 1597 (SCM., I, p. 137), and Meattie Fidler in Belliscampie is mentioned in 1632 (RSCA., II, p. 324). A field called the 'fitheleres flat' is mentioned in a charter c. 1230 (Inchaffray, p. 48). Fidlair 1565.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English, German) One who played a fiddle or stringed instrument.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A violinist.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A mis-spelling of fiddler.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fiddler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fiddler is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fiddler? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fiddler is the 103,225th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,598,847 people. The last name Fiddler is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Fiddler reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name in the world, held by 22 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,888 people, or 1 in 191,980. In The United States Fiddler is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Nevada, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 34 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Fiddler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fiddler has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 313 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fiddler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fiddler are 16.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fiddler earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.58% less than the national average, earning R 150,720 per year; in United States they earn 0.43% more than the national average, earning $43,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.48% less than the national average, earning $38,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fieddler933/
Fiddlere931/
Fiddlier930/
Feiddler930/
Fidler9217,923/
Fiddle92111/
Fiedler8669,915/
Feidler86433/
Viddler8616/
Feddler867/
Fiddles863/
Fidlere862/
Fitdler861/
Fidleer860/
Faiddle860/
Fidlier860/
Fidle8314/
Fiedleer804/
Fideeler802/
Feideler802/
Fiedller800/
Fideller800/
Vidler774,707/
Fedler771,019/
Fydler7781/
Fidley7717/
Fidles7710/
Viddle7710/
Fiedle777/
Fädler775/
Fudler772/
Fiddla771/
Fídler771/
Füdler771/
Fidled770/
Feidle770/
Fiedlr770/
Fidlerová75682/
Fidlerova7510/
Faidley71747/
Viedler71313/
Fidelle71175/
Feedler7114/
Veddler7114/
Feadler7110/
Feidele711/
Fiedlee711/
Fehdler711/
Fiedley711/
Fiddlay711/
Feddlie710/
Feidley710/
Vidlear710/
Fidelles67190/
Fidli677/
Fedle675/
Fidla671/
Fiddleheads671/
Fisdelle670/
Vidiller670/

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