# Fielding (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fielding/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,081 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,700 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 50,772 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.0% (5,735 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfiːldɪŋ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fielding in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fielding in the United Kingdom, the United States, Switzerland and Australia.

## People named Fielding

- Noel Fielding, British comedian and actor
- Shawne Fielding, American model
- Romaine Fielding, American actor (1867–1927)
- Janet Fielding, Australian actress
- Roy Fielding, American computer scientist
- Jerry Fielding, American jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and film composer (1922-1980)
- Edward Fielding, American actor (1875-1945)
- Emma Fielding, British actress
- Marjorie Fielding, British actress (1890-1956)
- Alistair Fielding, British cyclist

## Similar surnames

Fielden, Fulton, Feldman, Felton, Feltner, Feldmann, Feltman, Felten, Folden, Flaten.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.