Gidney Surname
Approximately 1,683 people bear this surname
Gidney Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gedney,' a parish near Wisbech, Lincolnshire This surname has become corrupted to Kidney, which see.
Hervey de Gedeney, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1689. Married — John Seayre and Dorcas Gedney: St.
Read More About This SurnameGidney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 781 | 1:464,096 | 39,562 |
| England | 505 | 1:110,333 | 11,403 |
| Canada | 280 | 1:131,591 | 13,681 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 273 | 1:89,287 | 9,299 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 192 | 1:261,556 | 21,457 |
Gidney (15) may also be a first name.
Gidney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gedney,' a parish near Wisbech, Lincolnshire This surname has become corrupted to Kidney, which see.
Hervey de Gedeney, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1689. Married — John Seayre and Dorcas Gedney: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1751. Baptised — Ann, d. Caleb Gedney: St. James, Clerkenwell.
For Gedney, q.v.
From Gedney; a location name in Lincolnshire.
Gidney Demographics
Average Male Gidney Height
179.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gidney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gidney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gidney occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gidney? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 238,256th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,330,093 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Gidney live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gidney is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name on earth, held by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 781 people, or 1 in 464,096. In The United States Gidney is most frequent in: Texas, where 24 percent reside, North Carolina, where 11 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.
Gidney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gidney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 407 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gidney Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gidney surname are 6.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.46% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gidney earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning R 235,068 per year; in United States they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $43,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.72% less than the national average, earning $38,894 CAD per year.
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