Fields Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fields Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fields family

Profession Census Frequency
School 159
Farm Labourer 26
Labourer 18
General Servant (domestic) 15
Domestic Servant 11
General Labourer 10
Private Means 9
Dressmaker 8
Dock Labourer 8
House Painter 8
Bricklayer 8
Soldier 5
Coal Miner Hewer 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Confectioner 5
Farmer 5
At School 4
Charwoman 4
Labourer On Farm 4
None 4
Butcher 4
Domestic 4
General Servant 3
Groom Domestic 3
Baker 3

Fields Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foulds 67% 12,706
2 Fields 100% 11,190
3 Fildes 67% 4,373
4 Folds 67% 1,394
5 Faulds 67% 420
6 Fieldes 86% 119
7 Fouldes 57% 110

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The surname Fields is the 2nd most popular variant of Foulds.

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