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 | 19 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 18 |
| Cheshire | 181 |
| Cornwall | 9 |
| Cumberland | 20 |
| Derbyshire | 308 |
| Devon | 17 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 105 |
| Essex | 102 |
| Gloucestershire | 60 |
| Hampshire | 56 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 31 |
| Kent | 64 |
| Lancashire | 4,058 |
| Leicestershire | 88 |
| Lincolnshire | 59 |
| London | 413 |
| Middlesex | 116 |
| Northumberland | 56 |
| Norfolk | 62 |
| Northamptonshire | 60 |
| Nottinghamshire | 88 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 16 |
| Somerset | 40 |
| Surrey | 58 |
| Sussex | 35 |
| Staffordshire | 157 |
| Warwickshire | 107 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 121 |
| Worcestershire | 59 |
| Yorkshire | 1,252 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 10 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 85 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 33 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 647 |
| Cotton Weaver | 193 |
| Weaver | 102 |
| Labourer | 54 |
| Weaver Cotton | 50 |
| Housekeeper | 44 |
| Private Means | 42 |
| General Labourer | 34 |
| Scholar | 34 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 34 |
| House Keeper | 33 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 29 |
| Carter | 29 |
| At Home | 28 |
| Dressmaker | 27 |
| Farm Labourer | 27 |
| None | 27 |
| Clerk | 24 |
| Cotton Spinner | 23 |
| Charwoman | 20 |
| Farmer | 20 |
| Cotton Winder | 19 |
| Home | 18 |
| Assisting In The Business | 17 |
| Shop Assistant | 17 |
| 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