Fielding Surname
Approximately 25,177 people bear this surname
Fielding Surname Definition:
(English) 1 for Fielden, q.v.
2 Dweller at the Meadow of the Plain [Old English feld, plain, field + ing, Old Norse eng. meadow]
Fielding Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9,184 | 1:6,067 | 868 |
| United States | 8,323 | 1:43,549 | 5,342 |
| Australia | 3,183 | 1:8,481 | 1,264 |
| Canada | 1,663 | 1:22,156 | 3,036 |
| South Africa | 743 | 1:72,918 | 9,080 |
| New Zealand | 356 | 1:12,720 | 2,221 |
| Wales | 333 | 1:9,293 | 1,024 |
| Scotland | 330 | 1:16,224 | 2,000 |
| Ireland | 234 | 1:20,124 | 2,083 |
| Namibia | 134 | 1:17,981 | 3,138 |
| Northern Ireland | 67 | 1:27,538 | 2,970 |
| Spain | 67 | 1:697,792 | 30,551 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Jamaica | 45 | 1:63,777 | 3,321 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Japan | 40 | 1:3,196,107 | 33,800 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Malta | 36 | 1:11,952 | 723 |
| Isle of Man | 27 | 1:3,179 | 679 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Greenland | 11 | 1:5,125 | 525 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 148 | 1:29,932 | 3,032 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,557 | 1:3,717 | 528 |
| Wales | 78 | 1:20,108 | 1,168 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:76,392 | 4,290 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:3,876 | 418 |
| Jersey | 13 | 1:3,991 | 684 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,648 | 1:30,473 | 3,677 |
Fielding (701) may also be a first name.
Fielding Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 for Fielden, q.v.
2 Dweller at the Meadow of the Plain [Old English feld, plain, field + ing, Old Norse eng. meadow]
Mainly English in origin, but sometimes used as an anglicized synonym of Fehilly, q.v
Mainly English in origin, but sometimes used as an anglicized synonym of Fehilly, q.v
“Dweller in Open Country” (Field) in Old English.
(English) Dweller near the fields or the meadow of the open country.
In a document dated 9 Edw. II., mentioned by Collins, Geoffrey de Fielding calls himself "Filius Galfridi filii Galfridi, comitis de Hapsburg et domini in Laufenburg et Rinfilding in Germania." It appears from the same authority that Geoffrey, earl of Hapsburg, by the oppression of Rodolph, emperor of Germany, being reduced to extreme poverty, Geoffrey, one of his sons, "served Henry III. in his wars in England, and because his father, Earl Geoffrey, had pretensions to the dominions of Laufenburg and Rinfilding, he took the name of Filding."
This family trace their descent to the Earls of Hapsburgh, in Germany. Geffery, a son of Edward of Holland, served with Henry III. in the wars of England, and because his father had dominions in Lauffenburgh and Renfelden, he took the name of Felden or Fielding.
This family ought not perhaps to be introduced, being not earlier in England than the thirteenth century. Its history as a branch of the Counts of Habsbourg is well known.
From the Swedish, Felldin; from the Dutch, Velden; a personal name.
Fielding Demographics
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Fielding Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fielding Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fielding is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fielding? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fielding is the 21,625th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 289,453 people. The last name Fielding is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Fielding are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 312,128th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 701 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 9,184 people, or 1 in 6,067. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 17 percent reside, Lancashire, where 12 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Fielding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fielding has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Fielding last name rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 505 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 427 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 673 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 158 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fielding Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Fielding last name is principally Catholic (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fielding last name are 13.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.58% registered with the party.
The amount Fielding earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning 390,400 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.08% less than the national average, earning R 216,072 per year; in United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $53,906 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldings | 94 | 76 | / |
| Fiellding | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fieilding | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fiielding | 94 | 1 | / |
| Felding | 93 | 249 | / |
| Filding | 93 | 11 | / |
| Fieldin | 93 | 6 | / |
| Fieldng | 93 | 1 | / |
| Feilding | 88 | 151 | / |
| Fjelding | 88 | 9 | / |
| Foelding | 88 | 5 | / |
| Fellding | 88 | 0 | / |
| Feelding | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fealding | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fillding | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fieldn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fieldingová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fielden | 80 | 3,759 | / |
| Velding | 80 | 140 | / |
| Földing | 80 | 101 | / |
| Vilding | 80 | 29 | / |
| Feildng | 80 | 0 | / |
| Faulding | 75 | 210 | / |
| Foulding | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fieldden | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fieldend | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pfledging | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veldink | 67 | 396 | / |
| Vølding | 67 | 21 | / |
| Fyldeng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vildink | 67 | 2 | / |
| Földingová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vildäng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaulding | 63 | 18 | / |
| Fjeldem | 53 | 8 | / |
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