Kidder Surname

52,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,780 people bear this surname

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

Kidder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kidder,' i.e. a huckster. 'Kiddier, a huckster. East' (Halliwell). An Act of Edward VI speaks of' the buying of anye come, fyshe, butter, or cheese by any such Badger, Lader, Kyddier, or Carrier as shal be assigned and allowed to that office'

(5 and 6 Edward VI, c.

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Kidder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,3611:38,7204,769
Canada1941:189,92618,713
England901:619,09036,665
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
India201:38,353,269431,471
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belize11:355,4743,977
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3411:21,4522,704

Kidder (59) may also be a first name.

Kidder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kidder,' i.e. a huckster. 'Kiddier, a huckster. East' (Halliwell). An Act of Edward VI speaks of' the buying of anye come, fyshe, butter, or cheese by any such Badger, Lader, Kyddier, or Carrier as shal be assigned and allowed to that office'

(5 and 6 Edward VI, c. 14). A confirmation of this Act by Elizabeth alters Kyddier to Kydder. The name is frequently found in the Poll Tax, 1379, West Riding of Yorks, several instances being given below.

William le Kydere, 25 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

Johannes Ky, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Kydder, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Kydder, 1379: ibid.

Richard Kydder, temp. Elizabeth. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1580. John Kydder and Christian Morgan: Marriage Lic. (London).

1633-6. Buried — Richard, s. Richard Kidder: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1790. Married — John Kidder and Phoebe Ross: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Teutonic) Hawker, Huckster [Middle English kydere, kydd(i)er, &c.; DialectalE. kid, a basket, pannier, tub, mug: cp. Middle Dutch kitte, a bowl, tub = Dutch kit, a inug, pot]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One who travels with goods for sale. "A huckster who carries com, victuals, &c., up and down to sell." Bailey. The Gothic kyta signifies to deal or hawk. Most if not all the Kidders of England spring from Maresfield, co. Sussex, where they may be traced back as far as the reign of Edward II. Sussex Archaeolog. Collections. IX. 127.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A dealer in com, provisions, and merchandize; a traveling trader.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kidder: the man who wove kitts, or rush baskets. A butterkitt was one of those in which butter was carried to market. Our word “junket” comes from the curd being sold wrapped up, as it still is in France, in rushes (jonc). A kidder was also a huckster. Hence the surname Kidd when not a contraction of Christopher.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Kidder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kidder (Arabic: كيدر, Russian: Киддер) is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidder? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kidder is the 52,331st most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 745,148 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Kidder are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name globally, held by 59 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 9,361 people, or 1 in 38,720. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Michigan, where 9 percent are found and Louisiana, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Kidder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kidder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kidder surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kidder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kidder surname are 10.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kidder earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.13% more than the national average, earning $44,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $46,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiddier9275/
Khidder9210/
Kiddert923/
Kiddere921/
Kidderr921/
Keidder920/
Kiddder920/
Kider918,748/
Khider8337,513/
Kidger83679/
Kaider83301/
Keider83199/
Koider83126/
Kidere8322/
Kudder8321/
Kieder8310/
Kidher839/
Kuider839/
Kedder838/
Kideer832/
Kioder831/
Kisder831/
Kiddir831/
Cidder830/
Kiderd830/
Khaider771,381/
Kheider77341/
Khidher7748/
Khoider7711/
Khedder777/
Koidere777/
Khieder776/
Kiddire774/
Khidier774/
Khiddir773/
Khidear773/
Keidere772/
Kaideur772/
Chidder771/
Kchider771/
Kiderhe771/
Koideur771/
Khidere771/
Keedder770/
Keder7325,420/
Kuder734,020/
Kidir732,216/
Cider73179/
Kidre7379/
Kyder7342/
Kéder738/
Käder733/
Qider732/
Kiderova7123/
Kheidher718/
Khaidher713/
Khidhere711/
Khiedeir711/
Khidir6728,455/
Kheder6710,071/
Kedere674,035/
Kedier671,288/
Kojder671,178/
Quider671,149/
Keyder67320/
Kajder67279/
Khuder67227/
Khüder67206/
Qaider67164/
Kehder67160/
Keeder67119/
Keddir6755/
Chider6735/
Kaidir6734/
Kuuder6728/
Kedert6726/
Kiedir6725/
Koidir6722/
Ceider6715/
Kayder6712/
Khidre6712/
Koyder6711/
Kedear6710/
Kedher676/
Kejder676/
Kidire675/
Kudeer674/
Kedeir674/
Cedder673/
Caider673/
Qideer673/
Keader672/
Kaidre672/
Kueder672/
Keuder672/
Hqider672/
Ketder671/
Khyder671/
Kidhir671/
Kuddir671/
Kidair671/
Kudeir671/
Qiddir671/
Qidear671/
Kedger670/
Kuhder670/
Coider670/
Kuyder670/

Kidder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kidder in the Russian language
Киддерkidder-
Kidder in the Arabic language
كيدرkydr-

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