Giddings Surname
Approximately 13,608 people bear this surname
Giddings Surname Definition:
Nicholas de Gedding, Essex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameGiddings Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,550 | 1:55,337 | 6,601 |
| England | 2,992 | 1:18,622 | 2,667 |
| Australia | 1,508 | 1:17,902 | 2,502 |
| Liberia | 1,037 | 1:4,251 | 528 |
| Canada | 583 | 1:63,200 | 7,391 |
| Guyana | 360 | 1:2,117 | 377 |
| Wales | 121 | 1:25,575 | 2,657 |
| South Africa | 67 | 1:808,622 | 54,680 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 34 | 1:40,117 | 3,784 |
| Dominica | 31 | 1:2,448 | 354 |
| Saint Lucia | 29 | 1:6,165 | 789 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Jamaica | 25 | 1:114,798 | 4,448 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Barbados | 12 | 1:23,954 | 1,149 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,311 | 1:18,593 | 2,675 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:35,646 | 1,944 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,730 | 1:29,028 | 3,536 |
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.
Genit. of Gidding, q.v.
But there may have been some confusion with Gittins or Gettins, q.v.
(English) One who came from Gidding (Gydda’s people), in Huntingdonshire, or Gedding (Gydda’s people), in Suffolk.
The son of Gid or Gideon.
From Gidding; a location name in Hunts. Orfrom the Danish, Giede; a personal name.
Giddings Demographics
Average Male Giddings Height
177.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gidddings | 94 | 1 | / |
| Iddings | 93 | 1,487 | / |
| Gidding | 93 | 550 | / |
| Gidings | 93 | 7 | / |
| Geddings | 88 | 1,571 | / |
| Hiddings | 88 | 8 | / |
| Guddings | 88 | 2 | / |
| Giedings | 88 | 2 | / |
| Giddiong | 88 | 1 | / |
| Giddimgs | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yiddings | 88 | 0 | / |
| Guidings | 88 | 0 | / |
| Giding | 86 | 196 | / |
| Idings | 86 | 1 | / |
| Giddng | 86 | 0 | / |
| Geeddings | 82 | 0 | / |
| Eddings | 80 | 5,466 | / |
| Guiding | 80 | 81 | / |
| Gedding | 80 | 62 | / |
| Sidding | 80 | 42 | / |
| Gaiding | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gieding | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gidiong | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cidding | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gedings | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sidings | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jddings | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iddengs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goiding | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heddings | 75 | 432 | / |
| Heidings | 75 | 23 | / |
| Djidding | 75 | 8 | / |
| Jeddings | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gaydding | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nggiding | 75 | 3 | / |
| Eeddings | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngaiding | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siding | 71 | 296 | / |
| Gäding | 71 | 71 | / |
| Jiding | 71 | 67 | / |
| Edings | 71 | 49 | / |
| Headdings | 71 | 39 | / |
| Geding | 71 | 32 | / |
| Ciding | 71 | 31 | / |
| Gideng | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gyding | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guidingue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ziding | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geeding | 67 | 259 | / |
| Seiding | 67 | 122 | / |
| Saiding | 67 | 54 | / |
| Jedding | 67 | 51 | / |
| Sieding | 67 | 51 | / |
| Guideng | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sedding | 67 | 25 | / |
| Caiding | 67 | 24 | / |
| Edgings | 67 | 22 | / |
| Suiding | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jaiding | 67 | 7 | / |
| Soiding | 67 | 3 | / |
| Siddink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zedding | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gedieng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehding | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eadings | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gesding | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aidengs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hydings | 67 | 0 | / |
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