Fildes Surname
Approximately 2,002 people bear this surname
Fildes Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Fylde,' a well-known surname in Lancashire, doubtless arising from the Fylde district. The final 's' is probably genitive as in Sykes, Brooks, Milnes, Holmes, Knowles, Ac.
1504.
Read More About This SurnameFildes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,016 | 1:54,841 | 6,668 |
| United States | 530 | 1:683,885 | 54,344 |
| Australia | 173 | 1:156,045 | 16,383 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Ireland | 39 | 1:120,742 | 6,025 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 692 | 1:35,225 | 4,605 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:133,686 | 5,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 67 | 1:749,533 | 47,599 |
Fildes (59) may also be a first name.
Fildes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Fylde,' a well-known surname in Lancashire, doubtless arising from the Fylde district. The final 's' is probably genitive as in Sykes, Brooks, Milnes, Holmes, Knowles, Ac.
1504. Alice Fyldes, parish of Ecclcs, widow: Wills at Chester.
1604. Thomas Fyldes, of Pendlebury: ibid.
1619. Thomas Fvldes, of Manton: ibid.
An Aberdeen surname. Perhaps of English origin. Rerdsley says it is a well-known surname in Lancashire, doubdess arising from the Fylde district, the final s probably genitive.
(English) genit., or pl., of Fild(e, q.v.
Fildes Demographics
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Fildes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fildes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fildes occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fildes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 206,890th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,640,133 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Fildes live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles. Fildes is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 59 people.
The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,016 people, or 1 in 54,841. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 30 percent live, Merseyside, where 15 percent live and Cheshire, where 7 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Fildes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fildes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fildes last name increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 791 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 780 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 104 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fildes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Fildes last name is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fildes last name are 10.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.94% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fildes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.57% more than the national average, earning R 459,996 per year; in United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.67% more than the national average, earning $57,469 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldes | 92 | 173 | / |
| Filtdes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fildest | 92 | 1 | / |
| Filde | 91 | 1 | / |
| Földes | 83 | 2,519 | / |
| Filder | 83 | 1,652 | / |
| Feldes | 83 | 301 | / |
| Fildey | 83 | 122 | / |
| Fyldes | 83 | 37 | / |
| Fildet | 83 | 10 | / |
| Fildis | 83 | 9 | / |
| Fielde | 83 | 8 | / |
| Vildes | 83 | 6 | / |
| Főldes | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fledes | 83 | 2 | / |
| Føldes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fildie | 83 | 0 | / |
| Flde | 80 | 2 | / |
| Feldges | 77 | 295 | / |
| Vildeys | 77 | 40 | / |
| Foeldes | 77 | 15 | / |
| Feldesh | 77 | 10 | / |
| Feldesz | 77 | 8 | / |
| Fildish | 77 | 8 | / |
| Fledeus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Feldeus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phildes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Villdes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fyldesh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fieldey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fillder | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fieldea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Felde | 73 | 3,559 | / |
| Vilde | 73 | 884 | / |
| Filda | 73 | 220 | / |
| Fildi | 73 | 81 | / |
| Fløde | 73 | 30 | / |
| Vldes | 73 | 7 | / |
| Flder | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fildy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Flede | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feldesse | 71 | 2 | / |
| Földesch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Felder | 67 | 26,337 | / |
| Földesová | 67 | 238 | / |
| Feldis | 67 | 217 | / |
| Fleder | 67 | 184 | / |
| Fildiş | 67 | 92 | / |
| Vildey | 67 | 66 | / |
| Földeš | 67 | 45 | / |
| Fledge | 67 | 39 | / |
| Veldes | 67 | 25 | / |
| Fildha | 67 | 23 | / |
| Feldei | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vildis | 67 | 20 | / |
| Fielda | 67 | 15 | / |
| Filday | 67 | 13 | / |
| Feldey | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fieldy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Főldesová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Főldeš | 67 | 3 | / |
| Feldee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fieldi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feldie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feldeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Földei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faelde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fledje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filldy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fellde | 67 | 0 | / |
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