Fields is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fields
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The surname Fields is a form of the Felten. One who came from Felton, i.e., homestead in open country, the name of several places in England.

Surname is the variation of Feldt. Dweller in the field.

The surname Fields is form of Feil. One who was mercenary; one who came from Feil, in Pfalz.

Fields is the form of Feld. Dweller at land free from wood, a field.

Fields is a variant form of Feltmann. The worker in the field or open country.

Dweller in the open country, or land free of trees.

Fields is a form of the Feld. An old form of Field.

The lastname Fields is variant form of Field. A component syllable in a great number of family names. It has been said:-
"In Field, in Ham, in Ley, in Ton,
The most of English surnames run."

The Anglo-Saxon feld is applied to open localities, and is nearly equivalent to campus. Sometimes, however, it signifies "places detached but not entirely open, loca sylratica, or swine-walks, which might at least be partially overgrown with brushwood." Williams's Trans. of Dr. Leo's Local Nomencl. This termination is found in many counties, but particularly in the three south-eastern ones of Sussex, Kent, and Surrey, and there it almost invariably pertains to spots cleared out of the great primeval forest of Andred, just as the 'woods' and the 'hursts' even to this day give proof of the original densely-wooded character of the country. The number of surnames with this termination must amount to hundreds; e.g., Aberfield, Bedingfield, Bousfield, Bayfield, Cranfield, Duffield, Eglesfield, Fairfield, Greenfield, Heathfield, Hartfield, Ifield, Lindfield, Mayfield, Mansfieldl, Stansfield, Sheffield, Tanfield, Tofield, Wingfield, Westfield.

How popular is Fields?

Fields is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, Iran, Barbados, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, Jamaica, Scotland, Panama.

Fields is ranked 3954 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Fields bearers increased by 4.15 per cent in 2010 US census to 107522 since 2000, the surname slipped by 24 spots and ranked at 288. The last name was found in around 4 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 57.66 59.74
Black 35.78 35.2
Others 2.66 2
Hispanic or Latino 2.28 1.49
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.24 1.24
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.39 0.33
Fields is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Barbados lie ahead in terms of density. Around 141747 people have been found who wears Fields as their family name. Fields is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Fields:
277 United States132,783
Countries with thousands of Fields:
2,648 England3,007
3,073 Canada1,635
3,510 Australia1,047
Countries with hundreds of Fields:
15,821 Iran395
185 Barbados391
1,909 Ireland268
1,307 Northern Ireland241
689 Guyana201
1,102 Trinidad and Tobago185
30,241 South Africa169
1,794 Jamaica138
4,059 Scotland118
1,928 Panama113
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,201 New Zealand89
5,063 Dominican Republic85
11,575 Israel85
507 Bahamas80
100,617 France78
17,205 Mexico74
4,600 Wales63
118,763 Philippines51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
132,064 Germany30
570 Antigua and Barbuda23
213,215 Brazil21
1,143 Guam21
65,241 Netherlands17
683 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines17
19,343 Iraq16
311,782 Russia16
63,384 Spain16
5,142 China14
35,657 Norway13
578,870 India12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,005 Bermuda10
73,605 Sweden10
2,328 Belize9
20,027 Ecuador9
11,581 Ghana9
113,457 Italy9
30,726 Qatar9
1,494 Saint Lucia9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
21,487 Afghanistan8
47,042 Japan8
2,387 Isle of Man7
512,203 Thailand7
2,111 United States Virgin Islands7
105,647 Czechia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Richard Fields was 18 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 14, 1846. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took John Clark from Liverpool. Jane Fields (34) Immigrant, Samuel Fields (13) Immigrant, Thomas Fields, aged 12, 9 years old Alexr. Fields, 4 years old Isabella Fields, William Fields (15) Immigrant, James Fields, aged 24, 20 years old Valentine Fields, and 43 other Fields around 48% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and spinster migrated to US.

Fields Namesakes

  • Wendell Fields, veteran anti-poverty activist in Hamilton, Ontario
  • Barbara J. Fields, professor of American history at Columbia University
  • Marty Fields, Australian stand up comedian, host/mc, actor, writer
  • Randolph Fields, Anglo-American lawyer
  • Buddy Fields, important songwriter during the early twentieth century
  • William C. Fields, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Richard "Dimples" Fields, American R&B and soul singer
  • John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician and the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement
  • The Magnetic Fields, American band founded and led by Stephin Merritt
  • Bert Fields, American lawyer noted for his work
  • W. C. Fields, American comedian, actor, juggler and writer
  • Gracie Fields, English actress
  • Dorothy Fields, American librettist and lyricist
  • Wilmer Fields, household name
  • Kim Fields, American actress and television director
  • Totie Fields, American comedian
  • James Thomas Fields, American publisher, editor, and poet
  • Annie Adams Fields, American writer
  • Rich Fields, American broadcaster, spokesman
  • C. Virginia Fields, former Borough President of Manhattan
  • Lew Fields, American actor, comedian, vaudeville star
  • Arthur Fields, American singer and songwriter
  • Samuel Fields, American
  • Terry Fields, Labour Member of Parliament for Liverpool Broadgreen
  • Ronald Fields, former American football nose tackle
  • Maurie Fields, Australian vaudeville performer
  • Cleo Fields, American attorney
  • Venetta Fields, backing vocalist for American and British rock and pop acts of the 1960s and 1970s including Ike & Tina Turner, Pink Floyd, Barbra Streisand, Elkie Brooks
  • Tye Fields, American former professional boxer
  • Verna Fields, American film editor
  • Chip Fields, American singer, actress, television director, producer, consultant
  • Shep Fields, band leader for the "Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm" orchestra during the Big Band era of the 1930s
  • Cirie Fields, American nurse and reality TV personality
  • Jack Fields, Jack Milton Fields Jr
  • Debbi Fields, founder and spokesperson of Mrs
  • Kenny Fields, American former professional basketball player
  • Jennie Fields, American novelist
  • William J. Fields, American politician
  • Herbert Fields, American librettist and screenwriter
  • Ernie Fields, African-American trombonist, pianist
  • Danny Fields, American music manager, publicist
  • Ronnie Fields, retired American professional basketball player
  • Lloyd Fields, American politician
  • Benny Fields, popular singer of the early 20th century
  • Ginny Fields, represented the 5th District
  • Eric Fields, American professional boxer
  • Sidney Fields, comedy actor and writer best
  • Joe Fields, Joseph Charles Fields Jr
  • Albert Fields, American actor and pop singer
  • Jim Fields, American film director, producer
  • Jodie Fields, sports administrator, coach

Fields Namesakes

  • Wendell Fields, veteran anti-poverty activist in Hamilton, Ontario
  • Barbara J. Fields, professor of American history at Columbia University
  • Marty Fields, Australian stand up comedian, host/mc, actor, writer
  • Randolph Fields, Anglo-American lawyer
  • Buddy Fields, important songwriter during the early twentieth century
  • William C. Fields, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Richard "Dimples" Fields, American R&B and soul singer
  • John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician and the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement
  • The Magnetic Fields, American band founded and led by Stephin Merritt
  • Bert Fields, American lawyer noted for his work
  • W. C. Fields, American comedian, actor, juggler and writer
  • Gracie Fields, English actress
  • Dorothy Fields, American librettist and lyricist
  • Wilmer Fields, household name
  • Kim Fields, American actress and television director
  • Totie Fields, American comedian
  • James Thomas Fields, American publisher, editor, and poet
  • Annie Adams Fields, American writer
  • Rich Fields, American broadcaster, spokesman
  • C. Virginia Fields, former Borough President of Manhattan
  • Lew Fields, American actor, comedian, vaudeville star
  • Arthur Fields, American singer and songwriter
  • Samuel Fields, American
  • Terry Fields, Labour Member of Parliament for Liverpool Broadgreen
  • Ronald Fields, former American football nose tackle
  • Maurie Fields, Australian vaudeville performer
  • Cleo Fields, American attorney
  • Venetta Fields, backing vocalist for American and British rock and pop acts of the 1960s and 1970s including Ike & Tina Turner, Pink Floyd, Barbra Streisand, Elkie Brooks
  • Tye Fields, American former professional boxer
  • Verna Fields, American film editor
  • Chip Fields, American singer, actress, television director, producer, consultant
  • Shep Fields, band leader for the "Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm" orchestra during the Big Band era of the 1930s
  • Cirie Fields, American nurse and reality TV personality
  • Jack Fields, Jack Milton Fields Jr
  • Debbi Fields, founder and spokesperson of Mrs
  • Kenny Fields, American former professional basketball player
  • Jennie Fields, American novelist
  • William J. Fields, American politician
  • Herbert Fields, American librettist and screenwriter
  • Ernie Fields, African-American trombonist, pianist
  • Danny Fields, American music manager, publicist
  • Ronnie Fields, retired American professional basketball player
  • Lloyd Fields, American politician
  • Benny Fields, popular singer of the early 20th century
  • Ginny Fields, represented the 5th District
  • Eric Fields, American professional boxer
  • Sidney Fields, comedy actor and writer best
  • Joe Fields, Joseph Charles Fields Jr
  • Albert Fields, American actor and pop singer
  • Jim Fields, American film director, producer
  • Jodie Fields, sports administrator, coach

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