Kiddall Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

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.

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Kiddall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kiddall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiddall is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiddall? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiddall live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Kiddall is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live and Western Cape, where 50 percent live.

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Kidale7729/
Keddal7725/
Kitdal7716/
Koidal7712/
Kidail776/
Kuddal775/
Kedall773/
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Cidall771/
Kidgal771/
Kuidal771/
Keidal770/
Koidahl7149/
Kaidale7120/
Khiodal7110/
Kudhall717/
Khaidal713/
Kaidhal713/
Keadall712/
Khoidal712/
Khidgal711/
Kudaall711/
Kaaidal711/
Caidall710/
Kudal674,181/
Cidal67508/
Kidalova67247/
Kedal67161/
Kydal6733/
Kidalová6731/
Qidal676/
Kidol674/
Chitdall671/
Khaidgal671/

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