Fielden Surname

121,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Fielden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fielden'; a well-known Lancashire surname.

1574. Roger Fielden, vicar of Leigh, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.

1592. James Fielden. of the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire: ibid.

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Fielden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5251:237,67822,765
England1,3621:40,9095,259
Australia5251:51,4206,365
Canada1611:228,85521,956
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Wales251:123,7819,267
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France41:16,605,680368,153
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7441:13,9772,095
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Fielden (108) may also be a first name.

Fielden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fielden'; a well-known Lancashire surname.

1574. Roger Fielden, vicar of Leigh, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.

1592. James Fielden. of the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire: ibid.

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

(English) 1 a Middle English pl. form of Field, q.v.

2 Dweller at the Field-Dene = Field- Hollow [Old English feld + denu)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fielden Last Name Facts

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

Fielden is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fielden? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fielden is the 121,778th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,938,693 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Fielden are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fielden is also the 904,892nd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 108 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,525 people, or 1 in 237,678. In The United States Fielden is most prevalent in: Texas, where 17 percent live, Tennessee, where 15 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Fielden is found in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Fielden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fielden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fielden surname increased 833 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 833 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fielden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fielden surname are 19.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fielden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning R 259,656 per year; in United States they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $43,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $53,691 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fieldden930/
Fieldend930/
Felden921,612/
Filden925/
Fieldn921/
Faelden86657/
Feilden86133/
Failden8698/
Fieldin866/
Fieldng861/
Fellden861/
Feldeen860/
Feldn830/
Fielding8025,177/
Velden771,499/
Feldin77269/
Vilden7750/
Fälden7729/
Feldem774/
Fleden772/
Fildin772/
Feldyn771/
Fiielding751/
Fiellding751/
Faeldin71594/
Felldin71268/
Felding71249/
Feldina7114/
Filding7111/
Fjeldem718/
Felldén717/
Faulden717/
Fyldeng715/
Fildina712/
Veldoen712/
Faildin711/
Voelden710/
Feildng710/
Foulden710/
Feilding67151/
Fjelding679/
Velthden671/
Fellding670/
Feelding670/
Phealden670/
Fealding670/
Filldion670/
Fillding670/

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