Kiddall Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Kiddall Surname Definition:
Local 'of Kiddal,' a hamlet in the parish of Barwick- in-Elmet, seven miles from Leeds.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Kedwall'; v. Keedwell. If this be correct it would explain the large number of Kiddles in Gloucestershire and Somerset, as Kidwell would readily become Kiddle.
Read More About This SurnameKiddall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
Kiddall Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local 'of Kiddal,' a hamlet in the parish of Barwick- in-Elmet, seven miles from Leeds.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Kedwall'; v. Keedwell. If this be correct it would explain the large number of Kiddles in Gloucestershire and Somerset, as Kidwell would readily become Kiddle.
Thomas de Kidale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Beatrix de Kydhall, 1379: ibid.
Walterus de Kydhall, 1379: ibid.
1606. John Sedgewicke and Petronella Kiddall: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
1718. Married — Thomas Kiddle and Mary Maidman: Reg. Stourton, Wiltshire.
1802. — Jonathan Lock and Susanna Kiddell: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Kiddal (Hall), Yorks, 14th cent. Kydhall = (prob.) Cydda’s Hall [Old English h(e)all] (Anglo-Celt.) mainly corrupt forms (through Kidwall, Kidwell) of the A.- Welsh Ccadwalla, a form of the Welsh Cadwallon (Catwallaun) and apparently of Cadwaladr (v. Cadwallader), although we find in an Anglo-Saxon charter the (diminutive) name Ceadela; and Kiddell, &c., may occasionally be for Cadell (q.v.), through the pron. Cādell.
The British King Cadwallon (c. 630) was called Ceadwalla by the West Saxons; and this latter name was borne by the King of Wessex who abdicated A.D. 688.
Kiddell, Kiddle, are common names in the West of England, esp. in Somersetshire.
Kiddall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiddall Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kiddall is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiddall? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kiddall is the 11,742,229th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiddall reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Kiddall is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent reside and Western Cape, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiddal | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kidall | 92 | 4 | / |
| Keddall | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kidal | 83 | 294 | / |
| Kaidal | 77 | 280 | / |
| Kudall | 77 | 136 | / |
| Kidale | 77 | 29 | / |
| Keddal | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kitdal | 77 | 16 | / |
| Koidal | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kidail | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kuddal | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kedall | 77 | 3 | / |
| Khidal | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cidall | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kidgal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuidal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keidal | 77 | 0 | / |
| Koidahl | 71 | 49 | / |
| Kaidale | 71 | 20 | / |
| Khiodal | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kudhall | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khaidal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaidhal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Keadall | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khoidal | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khidgal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kudaall | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaaidal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caidall | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kudal | 67 | 4,181 | / |
| Cidal | 67 | 508 | / |
| Kidalova | 67 | 247 | / |
| Kedal | 67 | 161 | / |
| Kydal | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kidalová | 67 | 31 | / |
| Qidal | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kidol | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chitdall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaidgal | 67 | 1 | / |
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