Fielding or Feilding is a surname of

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo-Saxons happened wit ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

origin. It is derived from the

old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th ...

''Felden''. The Feildings of Denbigh claimed descent from the

Habsburg dynasty The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...

through the count of Laufenburg-Rinfelden. Generally, the surname originates from

the Midlands The Midlands (also referred to as Central England) are a part of England that broadly correspond to the Kingdom of Mercia of the Early Middle Ages, bordered by Wales, Northern England and Southern England. The Midlands were important in the In ...

, particularly in the county of

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avo ...

People with the surname

Business, commerce, science, technology, and professional trades * Amanda Feilding (born 1943), British artist, scientist and drug policy reformer * Fred F. Fielding (born 1939), American lawyer * Henry Barron Fielding (1805–1851), English botanist *

Roy Fielding Roy Thomas Fielding (born 1965) is an American computer scientist, one of the principal authors of the HTTP specification and the originator of the Representational State Transfer (REST) architectural style. He is an authority on computer network ...

(born 1965), American computer scientist, one of the principal authors of the HTTP specification * Thomas Fielding (born abt 1758), English engraver *Sir Charles William Fielding (1863–1941), British businessman, landowner, farmer, writer, and civil servant English nobility *

Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh, 11th Earl of Desmond (born 4 November 1970), styled Viscount Feilding until 1995, is an English and Irish peer and landowner. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1995 to 1999. Life Denbigh is the ...

(born 1970) Fine arts * Copley Fielding (1787–1855), English painter *

Noel Fielding Noel Fielding (; (born 21 May 1973) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside Julian Barratt in the 2000s, and more recently as a co-presenter of ''The Great British Bake Off'' ...

(born 1973), English artist, comedian and actor *

Mantle Fielding Mantle Fielding, Jr. (September 30, 1865 – March 27, 1941) was an American architect, art historian, and tennis player. Career Fielding was born in Manhattan to Mantle Fielding (1837–1890) and Anne Margaret Stone (''maiden''; 1838–1906). H ...

(1865–1941), American architect, art and engraver historian, and tennis player Military *

Charles Fielding Charles Fielding (also known as Charles Feilding; 2 July 1738 – 11 January 1783) was a British naval officer who was the initiator of the Affair of Fielding and Bylandt in the run-up to the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. He attained the "rank" of Co ...

or Feilding (1738–1783), British naval officer *

Xan Fielding Alexander Wallace Fielding (26 November 1918 – 19 August 1991) was a British author, translator, journalist and traveller, who served as a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent in Crete, France and the East Asia during World War II. The pu ...

(1918–1991), British soldier, author, translator, journalist and traveller Public servants *Sir John Fielding (1721–1780), English magistrate and social reformer *Sir

Leslie Fielding Sir Leslie Fielding (29 July 1932 – 4 March 2021) was a British diplomat. In the Diplomatic Service, he spent time in the Foreign Office in London before serving as the European Commission Ambassador to Tokyo between 1978 and 1982. He was Dire ...

(born 1932), British former ambassador * Steve Fielding (born 1960), Australian senator Religion *

Joseph Fielding Joseph Fielding (March 26, 1797 – December 19, 1863) was an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. He served as the second president of the British Mission (1838–1840), coordinating the activities of missionaries in sections of the Un ...

(1797–1863), English leader of the Latter-day Saint movement Sports *

Frank Fielding Francis David Fielding (born 4 April 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stoke City. He began his career at Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League. He spent time on loan at Wycombe Wanderers, Northampton T ...

(born 1988), English football goalkeeper *

Fred Fielding (footballer) Fred Fielding (6 September 1889 – 8 August 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League. Family The son of James Fielding (-1901), and Winifred Fielding (-1936), n ...

(1889–1918), Australian rules footballer *

Keith Fielding Keith John Fielding (born 8 July 1949) is an English dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s as a winger. He played representative level rugby union for England, a ...

(born 1949), English rugby footballer *

Ross Fielding Arthur Ross Fielding (21 September 1880 – 1947) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Stoke and West Bromwich Albion. Career Fielding played for Hartshill before joining Stoke in 1901. He played ...

(1880–1947), English footballer *

Tom Fielding Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

(born 1999), English footballer * William Fielding (architect) (1875–1946), New Zealand architect and lawn bowler Writers, performing artists, and musicians * Daphne Fielding (1904–1997), British author *

Emma Fielding Emma Georgina Annalies Fielding (born 07 October 1964 in Catterick, North Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actress. Biography The daughter of a British Army officer, Colonel Johnny Fielding, and Sheila Fielding, she was raised Catholic and ...

(born 1966), English actress *

Fenella Fielding Fenella Fielding, OBE (born Fenella Marion Feldman; 17 November 1927 – 11 September 2018) was an English stage, film and television actress who rose to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s, and was often referred to as "England's first lad ...

(1927–2018), English actress *

Harold Fielding Harold Lewis Fielding (4 December 1916 - 27 September 2003) was an English theatre producer. Fielding was one of Britain's foremost theatrical producers who produced several musicals, including ''Mame'', ''Charlie Girl'', ''Half a Sixpence'', ...

(1916-2003), English theatre producer *

Helen Fielding Helen Fielding (born 19 February 1958) is an English novelist and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the fictional character Bridget Jones, and a sequence of novels and films beginning with the life of a thirty something singleton in Lo ...

(born 1958), English novelist and screenwriter, author of ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' *

Henry Fielding Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English novelist, irony writer, and dramatist known for earthy humour and satire. His comic novel ''Tom Jones'' is still widely appreciated. He and Samuel Richardson are seen as founders ...

(1707–1754), English novelist and dramatist, author of ''Tom Jones'' * Janet Fielding (born 1953), Australian actress *

Joy Fielding Joy Fielding (née Tepperman; born March 18, 1945) is a Canadian novelist and actress. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario, she graduated from the University of Toronto in 1966, with a Bachelor of Arts in Engl ...

(born 1945), Canadian novelist and actress *

Marjorie Fielding Doris Marjorie Fielding (known as Marjorie) (17 February 1892, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire – 28 December 1956, in London) was a British stage and film actress. Marjorie Fielding was the second daughter of John & Ellen Fielding (née Miles). ...

(1892–1956), British stage and film actress *

Michael Fielding Michael Fielding (born 23 January 1982) is a British comedian and actor, known for his role as Naboo in the British surreal comedy ''The Mighty Boosh''. He was born in Westminster, London, England and brought up in Mitcham, Southwest London ...

(born 1982), English comedian and actor *

Sarah Fielding Sarah Fielding (8 November 1710 – 9 April 1768) was an English author and sister of the novelist Henry Fielding. She wrote '' The Governess, or The Little Female Academy'' (1749), thought to be the first novel in English aimed expressly at chi ...

(1710–1768), English novelist * Susannah Fielding (born 1985), English actress * Jerry Fielding (1922–1980), American composer, conductor, and musical director *

Yvette Fielding Yvette Paula Fielding (born 23 September 1968) is an English television presenter, producer and actress. She became the youngest presenter on ''Blue Peter'' aged 18, and one of her episodes was subsequently voted the "Favourite ''Blue Peter'' mom ...

(born 1968), English broadcaster, producer and actress * Zaachariaha Fielding, one half of Australian electronic music duo Electric Fields Other * William Feilding (disambiguation)

In fiction

*Caroline Fairchild (née Fielding), leading character in '' Executive Stress'' *

Matt Fielding Matthew Fielding, Jr. is a fictional character in the American television series ''Melrose Place'', portrayed by Doug Savant. Matt was an openly gay man working as a social worker in Los Angeles. Initially Matt was not the focus of ongoing storylin ...

, fictional character in American television series ''Melrose Place''

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People with the surname

In fiction

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