Explore the Family Name Fielden

The meaning of Fielden

English: from a Middle English survival of the dative plural of Old English feld, denoting someone who lived ‘in the fields’. The lost district name Feldon in Warwickshire may be named with this word. Perhaps also a habitational name from Feldom in Marske, North Yorkshire, recorded as Feldon in 1231. See Field.

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How common is the last name Fielden in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fielden decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 21,754 in 2000 to 23,205 in 2010, a drop of 6.67%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname also slightly decreased, from 1,115 people in 2000 to 1,099 in 2010, marking a decrease by 1.43%. Furthermore, the proportion of Fieldens per 100,000 people witnessed a decline of 9.76% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,754	#23,205	-6.67%
Count	1,115	1,099	-1.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.37	-9.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fielden

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the Fielden surname identified as White, although there was a small decrease of 2.11% between 2000 and 2010. In contrast, the percentage of Fieldens identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 136.11%, rising from 1.08% in 2000 to 2.55% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more ethnicities and American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased, by 17.65% and 14.42% respectively. Notably, no individuals with the surname Fielden identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.35%	92.36%	-2.11%
Hispanic	1.08%	2.55%	136.11%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.15%	2.46%	14.42%
Two or More Races	1.7%	2%	17.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%