How common is the surname Fielden?

1,099 people in the United States had the surname Fielden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 280,933 Americans. It ranked 23,205th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fielden?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Fielden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fielden?

Samuel Fielden, American anarchist (1847–1922).

Where is the surname Fielden most common?

Wikidata records people named Fielden in the United States.

How do you pronounce Fielden?

Fielden is /ˈfiːldən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Fielden getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,099 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Fielden

An English surname, carried by 1,099 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfiːldən/ 2 syllables Soundex F435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fielden is more common than 85.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English feld (“field”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,099 people named Fielden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 280,933 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,115.

#23,205

rank among US surnames

1,099

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #21,754)

Who is named Fielden

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Fielden identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fieldens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samuel Fielden
American anarchist (1847–1922)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fielden

Fielden has the Soundex code F435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F435.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fielden come from?: From Old English feld (“field”).
How common is the surname Fielden?: 1,099 people in the United States had the surname Fielden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 280,933 Americans. It ranked 23,205th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fielden?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Fielden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fielden?: Samuel Fielden, American anarchist (1847–1922).
Where is the surname Fielden most common?: Wikidata records people named Fielden in the United States.
How do you pronounce Fielden?: Fielden is /ˈfiːldən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Fielden getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,099 in 2010, down 1.4%.