Kiddell Surname

484,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Kiddell 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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Kiddell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4311:129,27612,837
Canada701:526,36644,416
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Australia461:586,86342,409
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Wales91:343,83718,086
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kiddell 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

Kiddel, a township co, York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Muriel and Odelina de Kidel, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Kiddell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiddell is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kiddell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiddell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 484,676th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,623,245 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Kiddell are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Kiddell is most numerous in England, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 129,276. In England Kiddell is most prevalent in: Norfolk, where 31 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and Kent, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Kiddell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kiddell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kiddell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kiddell surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Kiddell earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.95% less than the national average, earning 245,898 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning $59,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kidell9232/
Kiddel923/
Keddell86274/
Keidell862/
Kaidell862/
Ciddell861/
Kideell861/
Kisdell860/
Kidel8337/
Chiddell804/
Khaidell801/
Keidel773,780/
Kaidel77294/
Kiedel77120/
Kudell77118/
Cidell7727/
Kedell7725/
Khidel779/
Keddel776/
Kuidel774/
Kideld771/
Kidl731/
Keudell71200/
Keadell7147/
Chidell7139/
Keydell713/
Quidell712/
Chiddel711/
Ceidell711/
Khuddel711/
Keedell711/
Khideel711/
Kaidele711/
Kidgill710/
Koidl67656/
Kudel67466/
Kidehele67424/
Cidel67389/
Kiedl67211/
Keidl67179/
Kedel6749/
Kaidl6727/
Kidil6725/
Kiddlett671/
Kydel670/

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