Explore the Family Name Fildes

The meaning of Fildes

English: habitational name from Fylde (from Old English (ge)filde ‘plain’), given to the western part of Amounderness Hundred, Lancashire. The name is preserved in Poulton le Fylde, Lancashire. The final -s appears to be a post-medieval excrescence.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fildes shows a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Fildes was ranked 48,963 in popularity but dropped to 54,296 by 2010, marking a change of -10.89. The count of people with this surname also declined from 404 individuals in 2000 to 380 in 2010, resulting in a -5.94 change. The proportion of people named Fildes per 100,000 decreased by -13.33, going from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,963	#54,296	-10.89%
Count	404	380	-5.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fildes

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the surname Fildes is predominantly associated with White ethnicity. This group made up 92.33% of individuals with the surname Fildes in 2000, though it slightly decreased to 91.32% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent with this surname for both years. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic and Black saw minor decreases over the decade, from 2.48% to 2.37% and 3.71% to 3.42%, respectively. Notably, the data shows an emergence of Fildes individuals who identify with two or more races in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.33%	91.32%	-1.09%
Black	3.71%	3.42%	-7.82%
Hispanic	2.48%	2.37%	-4.44%
Two or More Races	0%	1.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%