Giddings Surname

38,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Giddings Surname Definition:

Nicholas de Gedding, Essex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Giddings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5501:55,3376,601
England2,9921:18,6222,667
Australia1,5081:17,9022,502
Liberia1,0371:4,251528
Canada5831:63,2007,391
Guyana3601:2,117377
Wales1211:25,5752,657
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Trinidad and Tobago341:40,1173,784
Dominica311:2,448354
Saint Lucia291:6,165789
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Barbados121:23,9541,149
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
France91:7,380,302306,885
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Panama61:652,04310,051
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Montserrat11:4,947471
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3111:18,5932,675
Wales441:35,6461,944
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7301:29,0283,536

Giddings (61) may also be a first name.

Giddings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Gidding,' or (a) 'Gedding.' (1) A parish near Stilton, Huntingdonshire; (a) a parish near Stowmarket, Suffolk. The final 's' in Giddens and Giddings probably represents the ge and gge (pronounced like hinge) found in the entries below:

Nicholas de Gedding, Essex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Geddingge, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey de Geddinge, Suffolk, ibid.

Richard de Geddingge, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Henry de Geddinge, Huntingdonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

The preceding item is entered in the index as Giddings.

1702. Married — Richard Gunning and Mary Giddings: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1744. Baptised — James, son of John Gidden: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Genit. of Gidding, q.v.

But there may have been some con­fusion with Gittins or Gettins, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Gidding (Gydda’s people), in Huntingdonshire, or Gedding (Gydda’s people), in Suffolk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The son of Gid or Gideon.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Gidding; a location name in Hunts. Orfrom the Danish, Giede; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Giddings Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Giddings Come From? nationality or country of origin

Giddings has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giddings? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 38,649th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 535,534 people. Giddings is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Giddings are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Giddings is also the 1,257,960th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 61 people.

The surname Giddings is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 6,550 people, or 1 in 55,337. In The United States Giddings is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Giddings exists in 56 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Giddings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Giddings has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 379 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Giddings Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Giddings surname are 9.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.35% registered with the party.

The amount Giddings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.65% more than the national average, earning R 384,144 per year; in United States they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $43,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $49,217 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gidddings941/
Iddings931,487/
Gidding93550/
Gidings937/
Geddings881,571/
Hiddings888/
Guddings882/
Giedings882/
Giddiong881/
Giddimgs881/
Yiddings880/
Guidings880/
Giding86196/
Idings861/
Giddng860/
Geeddings820/
Eddings805,466/
Guiding8081/
Gedding8062/
Sidding8042/
Gaiding8010/
Gieding809/
Gidiong805/
Cidding805/
Gedings804/
Sidings801/
Jddings801/
Iddengs801/
Goiding801/
Heddings75432/
Heidings7523/
Djidding758/
Jeddings755/
Gaydding755/
Nggiding753/
Eeddings751/
Ngaiding751/
Siding71296/
Gäding7171/
Jiding7167/
Edings7149/
Headdings7139/
Geding7132/
Ciding7131/
Gideng7110/
Gyding712/
Guidingue711/
Ziding711/
Geeding67259/
Seiding67122/
Saiding6754/
Jedding6751/
Sieding6751/
Guideng6727/
Sedding6725/
Caiding6724/
Edgings6722/
Suiding6713/
Jaiding677/
Soiding673/
Siddink671/
Zedding671/
Gedieng671/
Gehding671/
Eadings670/
Gesding670/
Aidengs670/
Hydings670/

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