Fiel

See also: fiel

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• Borrowed from German Fiel, a variant of Viel.
• Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Fiel, a nickname from fiel (“faithful, true”).

Proper noun

Fiel (plural Fiels)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fiel is the 41426^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 525 individuals. Fiel is most common among White (61.71%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (24.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fiel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 571.

Cebuano

Proper noun

Fiel

1. a surname