The Fief surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 152 people carried this name — #115,034 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 18% from 129 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 83 people named Fief.
Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
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 print
Fief in American newspapers,
1897–1906.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,430 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fief.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Fief is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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