Fielding

English topographical surname

Fielding Origin and Meaning

The name Fielding is a boy's name of English origin.

Fielding isn't an occupational name, exactly, though it does relate to someone who works in or lives in a Field. Although there have been a handful of people, real and fictional, with the first name Fielding, the most famous Fielding is eighteenth century writer Henry Fielding, author of Tom Jones.

Fielding Rank in US Top 1000

# 726 in the US

Fielding Popularity

• 991 Nameberry 2022

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Famous People Named Fielding

• Fielding Harris Yost American college football coach
• Fielding Lewis Wright American politician, governor of Mississippi and vice presidential candidate
• Fielding Hudson Garrison American medical historian
• Henry Fielding English writer
• Noel Fielding comedian.
• Harry Fielding Reid American geophysicist
• Joseph Fielding Smith former prophet of the LDS (Mormon) church

Fielding in Pop Culture

• Fielding Carlyle character in TV's "Flamingo Road"
• Fielding Pierce lead character in the film "Waking the Dead"