Fielding Surname

21,625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,1841:6,067868
United States8,3231:43,5495,342
Australia3,1831:8,4811,264
Canada1,6631:22,1563,036
South Africa7431:72,9189,080
New Zealand3561:12,7202,221
Wales3331:9,2931,024
Scotland3301:16,2242,000
Ireland2341:20,1242,083
Namibia1341:17,9813,138
Northern Ireland671:27,5382,970
Spain671:697,79230,551
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Jamaica451:63,7773,321
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Japan401:3,196,10733,800
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Malta361:11,952723
Isle of Man271:3,179679
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Norway221:233,74025,571
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Jersey141:7,0861,520
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Greenland111:5,125525
France91:7,380,302306,885
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
China61:227,886,92811,701
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Swaziland41:324,550996
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1481:29,9323,032
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,5571:3,717528
Wales781:20,1081,168
Scotland491:76,3924,290
Isle of Man141:3,876418
Jersey131:3,991684
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6481:30,4733,677

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mainly English in origin, but sometimes used as an anglicized synonym of Fehilly, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mainly English in origin, but sometimes used as an anglicized synonym of Fehilly, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Dweller in Open Country” (Field) in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller near the fields or the meadow of the open country.

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

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."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Swedish, Felldin; from the Dutch, Velden; a personal name.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fieldings9476/
Fiellding941/
Fieilding941/
Fiielding941/
Felding93249/
Filding9311/
Fieldin936/
Fieldng931/
Feilding88151/
Fjelding889/
Foelding885/
Fellding880/
Feelding880/
Fealding880/
Fillding880/
Fieldn861/
Fieldingová841/
Fielden803,759/
Velding80140/
Földing80101/
Vilding8029/
Feildng800/
Faulding75210/
Foulding751/
Fieldden750/
Fieldend750/
Pfledging711/
Veldink67396/
Vølding6721/
Fyldeng675/
Vildink672/
Földingová671/
Vildäng671/
Vaulding6318/
Fjeldem538/

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