Last Name FIELDING

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Meaning	This family trace their descent to the Earls of Hapsburgh, in Germany. Geffery, a son of Edward of Holland, served with Henry III in the wars of England, and because his father had dominions in Lauffenburgh and Reufelden, he took the name of 'Felden' or 'Fielding.'

Origin	Irish, Falkland, Belgian

Rank	5,561 (2000 US census)	5,876 (1990 US census)

Count	5,735 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

88.44%, or 5072 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
6.29%, or 361 total occurrences, as black,
0.52%, or 30 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.77%, or 44 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.64%, or 94 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.34%, or 134 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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