Fidler Surname

29,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Fidler 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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Fidler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8341:53,0386,367
England2,7701:20,1152,848
Russia1,9501:73,9099,477
Canada1,2701:29,0123,810
Poland1,0811:35,1615,432
Australia7271:37,1334,873
Austria6971:12,2171,709
Czechia6411:16,5892,473
Slovenia3491:7,1281,606
Germany2261:356,21934,354
Brazil2121:1,009,78535,690
Wales1561:19,8372,100
Israel1541:55,5697,198
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Hungary791:124,25711,583
Scotland761:70,4455,436
Slovakia681:78,47715,212
France551:1,207,686126,065
Croatia421:100,68116,054
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Kazakhstan301:589,41741,433
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Namibia51:481,88011,140
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Botswana41:546,73222,624
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8861:12,9241,951
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3461:37,3104,413

The alternate forms: Fídler (1) are calculated separately.

Fidler (24) may also be a first name.

Fidler 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

(English) Fiddler [Middle English fytheler(e, vythelar(e, Old English fiðelere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

A mis-spelling of fiddler.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Armorially identified with Fidelow, which is armorially identified with Vis-de-lou, from Vis de lou in Normandy. William Vis de lou occurs there, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Humfrid Vis de lou held a barony, Berks, 1086 (Domesd.), and Ralph V. was seated in Norfolk. In both counties the family flourished for many ages. Walkelin Vis de lou held a barony in Berks, 1165.

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Fiedler; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fidler Last Name Facts

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

Fidler (Russian: Фидлер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Fídler. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fidler? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fidler is the 29,840th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 406,603 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Fidler are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fidler is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 24 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6,834 people, or 1 in 53,038. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Fidler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fidler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fidler last name expanded 508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 169 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fidler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fidler surname is chiefly Anglican (94%) in Ireland and Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Fidler surname are 13.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fidler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.39% more than the national average, earning R 580,752 per year; in United States they earn 3.06% more than the national average, earning $44,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $47,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fídler941/
Fiedler9269,915/
Fiddler924,558/
Feidler92433/
Fidlere922/
Fitdler921/
Fidlier920/
Fidleer920/
Fidle9114/
Fiedleer864/
Fieddler863/
Fideeler862/
Feideler862/
Fiddlere861/
Fiddlier860/
Fiedller860/
Feiddler860/
Fideller860/
Vidler834,707/
Fedler831,019/
Fiddle83111/
Fydler8381/
Fidley8317/
Fidles8310/
Fiedle837/
Fädler835/
Fudler832/
Füdler831/
Fidled830/
Feidle830/
Fiedlr830/
Fidlerová80682/
Fidlerova8010/
Faidley77747/
Viedler77313/
Fidelle77175/
Viddler7716/
Feedler7714/
Feadler7710/
Feddler777/
Fiddles773/
Fiedley771/
Fehdler771/
Fiedlee771/
Feidele771/
Faiddle770/
Feidley770/
Vidlear770/
Fidli737/
Fedle735/
Fidla731/
Fidelles71190/
Fisdelle710/
Vidiller710/
Vedler67229/
Fedley6779/
Fidlis6733/
Fidlay6730/
Vydler6712/
Fiedly6711/
Vudler6711/
Viddle6710/
Fidhla676/
Fiedla672/
Fedlet671/
Fidlai671/
Fydlei671/
Fiddla671/
Fedles671/
Faidly671/
Vidhle671/
Vidley671/
Fedellere671/
Fidlia671/
Fedlie670/
Fehdle670/

Fidler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fidler in the Russian language
Фидлерfidler-

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