Fielder Surname

36,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Fielder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the fielder,' a farm labourer.

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Fielder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8081:36,9554,585
England2,8391:19,6262,805
Australia1,1251:23,9963,289
Canada4321:85,2919,464
New Zealand1391:32,5785,680
Wales681:45,5084,331
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bahamas51:78,350887
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8241:13,3642,016
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5251:32,9303,959

Fielder (193) may also be a first name.

Fielder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the fielder,' a farm labourer.

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

= Field (q.v.) + the agent, sufi. -er.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A person who had the care of a common field.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Feltrier, or Feutrier. Reinfrid Feutrier occurs in Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Walter le Feuterer in England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

The Fielder surname means 'fiddler'.

- mx_spoike

Fielder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fielder (Arabic: فيلدر) occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fielder? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fielder is the 36,060th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 497,919 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Fielder live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fielder is also the 653,740th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 193 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 9,808 people, or 1 in 36,955. In The United States Fielder is most numerous in: Texas, where 17 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States Fielder is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Fielder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fielder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fielder surname grew 643 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 378 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 483 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fielder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fielder are 10.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fielder earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $40,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $50,251 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fieldeer932/
Fieldier931/
Fielderd931/
Felder9226,337/
Filder921,652/
Fielde928/
Fieldes86173/
Feilder8680/
Fildier8642/
Fildert8627/
Feldere865/
Fieldre865/
Feldger864/
Fildere862/
Feldher862/
Fellder861/
Feldeir861/
Faelder861/
Fealder860/
Fillder860/
Fieldir860/
Feelder860/
Fieldea860/
Fieldey860/
Flder834/
Fielderová821/
Feldherr8055/
D'Felder803/
Feileder801/
Feldeher800/
Fjelde77709/
Velder77529/
Vilder77206/
Fleder77184/
Fildir7745/
Fielda7715/
Fieldy775/
Fieldi772/
Fldger771/
Felderová752/
Faulder711,035/
Philder71184/
Foulder7145/
Fledder7138/
Fjeldet7136/
Vijlder719/
Fledger713/
Fieldha712/
Fledere711/
Faylder711/
Veldeer711/
Veelder710/
Veldheer67364/
Veuldeur671/
Pfledger671/
Pfledder671/
Pfaulder670/

Fielder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fielder in the Arabic language
فيلدرfyldr-

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