Kidd Surname

8,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Kidd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the kid,' a man of a frisky disposition; compare Doe, Roe, Buck, Roebuck, &c.

Reginald Kyd, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus Kyd, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Kydde, 1379: ibid.

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Kidd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States42,4421:8,5401,026
England8,8851:6,271899
Australia5,2861:5,107735
Canada3,5411:10,4051,552
Scotland2,6961:1,986358
New Zealand1,2921:3,505542
Northern Ireland7141:2,584525
Ireland5181:9,0911,237
Jamaica5171:5,551709
South Africa4701:115,27213,785
Wales2991:10,3501,147
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Uruguay581:59,1686,414
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
China531:25,798,5201,406
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
France441:1,509,607143,950
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Panama391:100,3143,825
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Guam251:6,405908
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Norway201:257,11427,149
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Cayman Islands181:3,550469
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Turks and Caicos Islands131:2,641268
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India71:109,580,769786,157
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Belize51:71,0952,977
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Falkland Islands41:783169
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8091:5,476907
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7491:6,5021,000
Scotland2,3761:1,575288
Wales211:74,6863,520
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9711:8,4101,088

Kidd (475) may also be a first name.

Kidd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the kid,' a man of a frisky disposition; compare Doe, Roe, Buck, Roebuck, &c.

Reginald Kyd, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus Kyd, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Kydde, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Kyddei 1379: ibid.

1611. Anthony Kydde and Julian Percy: Marriage Lic. (London).

1631-2. Archibald Kyd and Sara Butter: ibid.

1709. Married — William Kidd and Christian Willson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Scandinavian) a nickname from the Kid [Danish- Norwegian kid, Old Norse kið, a kid] (English) the Anglo-Saxon Cydd(a, Cyddi.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish) Dweller at the sign of the young goat; descendant of Kid, a pet form of Christopher (Christ-bearer).

(English) One who tends or trains hawks for hunting.

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

The young of a goat-analogous to Lamb, Colt, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Written Kede, c. 1272, in England (Rotuli Hundredorum); probably a form of Cade.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Kidde; from the Dutch, Kidd; personal name; R. Kide in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

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

Kidd Last Name Facts

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

Kidd occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidd? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,406th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 107,540 people. The surname Kidd occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Kidd reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kidd is also the 390,402nd most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 475 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 42,442 people, or 1 in 8,540. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Virginia, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 93 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Kidd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kidd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kidd last name grew 711 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 36 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,424 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kidd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kidd are 16.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kidd earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.53% less than the national average, earning 219,672 kr per year; in Peru they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,376 per year; in South Africa they earn 57.62% more than the national average, earning R 374,568 per year; in United States they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $40,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $53,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hkidd891/
Keidd891/
Kaidd890/
Kid862,592/
D'Kidd801/
Kaid7514,196/
Kydd752,582/
Koid751,681/
Keid7551/
Kiod7545/
Kuid7521/
Khid7520/
Kied755/
Kidh753/
Kedd753/
Kidp752/
Kijd752/
Kitd752/
Kidt751/
Kqid751/
Hkid751/
Cidd750/
Qidd750/
Khaid67174/
Kheid6730/
Khoid6722/
Kaaid6719/
Quidd675/
Chidd673/
Keids672/
Khidp672/
Khedd672/
Kaydd671/
Kaidh671/
Koidh671/
Kidte671/
Kaihd671/
Khidh671/

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Kidd Reference & Research

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