Filder Surname

241,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Filder Surname Definition:

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

Filder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1,5631:6,836800
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Filder (7,200) may also be a first name.

Filder 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

FILDAR: John Fyldar was chaplain in the parish church of Soltray, 1511 (Soltre, p. 82), payment was made to Andrew Feildar in Aberdeen for "keiping and temporing of thare knok," 1539 (CRA., p. 166), Patrick Fyldar had a lease "de decimis gerbalibus de Inueresk" between 1557—85 (RD., p. 492), and Thomas Fyldar was bergess of Haddington, 1575 (Soltre, p. 134).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Fild (q.v.) + the agential suff. -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

Filder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filder (Russian: Филдер) occurs in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filder? popularity and diffusion

Filder is the 241,779th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,411,347 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Filder live; 95 percent live in Caribbean and 95 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Filder is also the 76,191st most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 7,200 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Haiti, where it is carried by 1,563 people, or 1 in 6,836. In Haiti Filder is primarily found in: Nippes, where 76 percent live, Ouest, where 15 percent live and Sud-Est, where 10 percent live. Not including Haiti this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Filder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Filder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Filder last name grew 120 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Filder surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Filder earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.74% less than the national average, earning $32,476 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fielder9214,636/
Fildier9242/
Fildert9227/
Fildere922/
Fillder920/
Flder914/
Filde911/
Fieldeer862/
Fieldier861/
Felder8326,337/
Fildes832,002/
Vilder83206/
Fleder83184/
Fildey83122/
Fildir8345/
Fildet8310/
Fielde838/
Fldger831/
Fildie830/
Flde802/
Philder77184/
Vildier7740/
Fledder7738/
Vijlder779/
Feldere775/
Feldger774/
Fledger773/
Feldher772/
Feldeir771/
Fellder771/
Fledere771/
Faelder771/
Fildest771/
Filtdes771/
Fieldir770/
Fieldey770/
Feelder770/
Fieldea770/
Felde733,559/
Vilde73884/
Filda73220/
Fildi7381/
Fløde7330/
Flede731/
Fildy731/
Feldherr7155/
D'Felder713/
Pfledger711/
Pfledder711/
Feldeher710/
Velder67529/
Feldes67301/
Fildiş6792/
Vildey6766/
Földeš6745/
Fledge6739/
Fyldes6737/
Fildha6723/
Feldei6722/
Fielda6715/
Filday6713/
Fildis679/
Feldey677/
Fieldy675/
Főldeš673/
Főldes673/
Feldee672/
Fledes672/
Felderová672/
Fieldi672/
Vildir672/
Feldeh671/
Flederová671/
Føldes671/
Földei671/
Faelde671/
Fledje671/
Feldie671/
Filldy671/
Fellde670/

Filder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filder in the Russian language
Филдерfilder-

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