Fielding Name Meaning: Originating from the Anglo-Saxon 'feld' meaning 'open country'.
An Anglo-Saxon name which was probably given to someone who lived in the 'open country' (non-cultivated soil).
Discover how your Fielding ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 18 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 162 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 261 |
| Devon | 16 |
| Dorset | 9 |
| Durham | 98 |
| Essex | 69 |
| Gloucestershire | 64 |
| Hampshire | 46 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 34 |
| Kent | 55 |
| Lancashire | 3,940 |
| Leicestershire | 92 |
| Lincolnshire | 64 |
| London | 383 |
| Middlesex | 69 |
| Northumberland | 64 |
| Norfolk | 58 |
| Northamptonshire | 37 |
| Nottinghamshire | 86 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 12 |
| Suffolk | 13 |
| Somerset | 34 |
| Surrey | 36 |
| Sussex | 46 |
| Staffordshire | 135 |
| Warwickshire | 84 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 107 |
| Worcestershire | 47 |
| Yorkshire | 1,201 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 16 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 58 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 26 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 384 |
| Living On Own Means | 92 |
| Cotton Winder | 66 |
| General Labourer | 61 |
| Cotton Spinner | 60 |
| Dress Maker | 46 |
| Woollen Weaver | 43 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 37 |
| Scholar | 31 |
| Farmer | 31 |
| Butcher | 27 |
| General Servant Domestic | 26 |
| Cotton Piecer | 23 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 20 |
| Stone Mason | 18 |
| Cook Domestic | 17 |
| Dressmaker | 16 |
| Domestic Servant | 15 |
| House Painter | 15 |
| Carter | 15 |
| Tailoress | 14 |
| Cotton C Weaver | 14 |
| Commercial Clerk | 13 |
| Grocer | 13 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Fielding | 3,581 |
| John Fielding | 3,071 |
| William Fielding | 2,458 |
| James Fielding | 2,267 |
| Sarah Fielding | 1,942 |
| Elizabeth Fielding | 1,751 |
| Thomas Fielding | 1,589 |
| Ann Fielding | 1,147 |
| Alice Fielding | 1,070 |
| George Fielding | 998 |
| Joseph Fielding | 968 |
| Hannah Fielding | 835 |
| Henry Fielding | 787 |
| Jane Fielding | 763 |
| Ellen Fielding | 691 |
| Margaret Fielding | 676 |
| Robert Fielding | 604 |
| Charles Fielding | 549 |
| Annie Fielding | 531 |
| Martha Fielding | 530 |
| Samuel Fielding | 527 |
| Emma Fielding | 507 |
| Eliza Fielding | 502 |
| Betty Fielding | 409 |
| Edward Fielding | 351 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fielding | 100% | 45,779 |
| 2 | Falding | 75% | 987 |
| 3 | Feilding | 75% | 910 |
| 4 | Faulding | 75% | 495 |
| 5 | Fulding | 75% | 337 |
| 6 | Folding | 75% | 257 |
| 7 | Feelding | 88% | 175 |
| 8 | Filding | 88% | 166 |
| 9 | Foulding | 75% | 140 |
The surname Fielding is the most popular version of all its varients