Fields Surname

3,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Fields Surname Definition:

Genit., or pl., of Field, q.v.

Fields Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States132,8041:2,729277
England3,0071:18,5292,648
Canada1,6351:22,5363,073
Australia1,0471:25,7843,510
Iran3951:194,38615,821
Barbados3911:735185
Ireland2681:17,5711,909
Northern Ireland2411:7,6561,307
Guyana2011:3,792689
Trinidad and Tobago1851:7,3731,102
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Jamaica1381:20,7971,794
Scotland1181:45,3714,059
Panama1131:34,6221,928
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Israel851:100,67811,575
Bahamas801:4,897507
France781:851,573100,617
Mexico741:1,677,38117,205
Wales631:49,1204,600
Philippines511:1,985,063118,763
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Antigua and Barbuda231:4,312570
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Guam211:7,6251,143
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines171:6,627683
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
China141:97,665,8265,141
Norway131:395,56035,657
India121:63,922,115578,870
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Belize91:39,4972,328
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saint Lucia91:19,8651,494
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2421:18,3052,218
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3331:18,2862,634
Scotland851:44,0383,203
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,1521:2,492264

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

Fields (305) may also be a first name.

Fields Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Genit., or pl., of Field, q.v.

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

(English) Dweller in the open country, or land free of trees.

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

Fields Last Name Facts

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

Fields occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Fiélds. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fields? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,953rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 51,405 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Fields are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fields is also the 504,078th most common first name world-wide It is held by 305 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 132,804 people, or 1 in 2,729. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 5 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 96 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Fields Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fields has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fields surname expanded 659 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 111 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fields Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fields surname is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fields last name are 10.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Fields earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.23% less than the national average, earning 317,609 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.6% less than the national average, earning R 217,200 per year; in United States they earn 10.25% less than the national average, earning $38,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $52,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiélds941/
Fhields927/
Fieldse925/
Fieldsd923/
Pfields922/
Fiields921/
Fioelds920/
Fiellds920/
Fiealds920/
Felds9127/
Filds9114/
D'Fields861/
Feilds83298/
Ffield8315/
Fillds838/
Fjield834/
Failds834/
Fieldz833/
Feldsh833/
Fieldd832/
Fieldt831/
Fealds831/
Faelds831/
Foelds831/
Feulds831/
Fiylds831/
Fieeld830/
Feelds830/
Pfield830/
Vields830/
Fielld830/
Vfield830/
Fuelds830/
Fieldsová802/
Fjeldså7744/
Fjeldsø7721/
Phields7715/
Fjeldse770/
Felts739,311/
Fjeld734,009/
Velds73118/
Fielt7390/
Filts7327/
Fielz738/
Feldz732/
Vilds732/
Filcs731/
Fiyld731/
Filzs730/
Vield730/
Fieltsch7174/
Fjeldsøe7131/
Fieldová712/
Foulds675,361/
Faulds673,728/
Feldtz6728/
Fuelts6721/
Feltzs6717/
Fieltz6710/
Felths673/
Fjheld673/
Phelds673/
Fellts671/
Filtts671/
Philds671/
Pfyeld671/
Fletds671/
Feltsj671/
Fauchilds670/
Fhielt670/
Fillts670/
Feelts670/

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Fields Reference & Research

Fields DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fielder FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Fields FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fields
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