The Fiedler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,403 people carried this name — #4,777 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 7,144 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Fiedler surname
Occupational surname, borrowed from German Fiedler (“fiddler”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Fiedler» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
697 people named Fiedler have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 951 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
331 people named Fiedler live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 175 people named Fiedler live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 114 people named Fiedler.
50 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
100 people named Fiedler is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Fiedler in American newspapers,
1901–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,040 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Fiedler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Niclas Fiedler d. 1591 · mayor
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Indovicus U... Fiedler d. 1674 · pastor
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Felix Fiedler d. 1553 · writer
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Julio F. Fiedler d. 1897 · photographer
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Elias Fiedler d. 1665 · Lutheran pastor
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Ethel Mary Fiedler d. 1933
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fiedler.
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