How common is the surname Fielding?

6,081 people in the United States had the surname Fielding in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,772 Americans. It ranked 5,700th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fielding?

Noel Fielding, British comedian and actor, followed by Shawne Fielding.

Where is the surname Fielding most common?

Wikidata records people named Fielding in the United Kingdom, the United States and Switzerland and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Fielding?

Fielding is /ˈfiːldɪŋ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Fielding getting more or less common?

More common. 5,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,081 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Fielding

A surname, carried by 6,081 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfiːldɪŋ/ 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). Fielding is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,081 people named Fielding in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,772 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,735.

#5,700

rank among US surnames

6,081

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #5,561)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,694	Evenson	6,088	50,714
#5,695	Avendano	6,086	50,730
#5,697	Chaudhry	6,084	50,747
#5,700	Berndt	6,081	50,772
#5,702	Strickler	6,079	50,789

Who is named Fielding

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

87% of people named Fielding identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fieldings

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Noel Fielding
British comedian and actor, born 1973
Shawne Fielding
American model, born 1969
Romaine Fielding
American actor (1867–1927)
Janet Fielding
Australian actress, born 1953
Roy Fielding
American computer scientist, born 1965
Jerry Fielding
American jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and film composer (1922-1980)
Edward Fielding
American actor (1875-1945)
Emma Fielding
British actress, born 1966
Marjorie Fielding
British actress (1890-1956)
Alistair Fielding
British cyclist, born 2000

Notable Fieldings come mostly from the United Kingdom (4), the United States (4) and Switzerland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fielding

Fielden

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

Questions

How common is the surname Fielding?: 6,081 people in the United States had the surname Fielding in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,772 Americans. It ranked 5,700th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fielding?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Fielding identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fielding?: Noel Fielding, British comedian and actor, followed by Shawne Fielding.
Where is the surname Fielding most common?: Wikidata records people named Fielding in the United Kingdom, the United States and Switzerland and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Fielding?: Fielding is /ˈfiːldɪŋ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Fielding getting more or less common?: More common. 5,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,081 in 2010, up 6.0%.