Kiddy Surname
Approximately 2,033 people bear this surname
Kiddy Surname Definition:
The ship of John Kede, a Scotsman, was wrecked at Holkham, Norfolk, England, in 1388 (Bain, IV, 381). John Kady in record in Dysart, 1577 (Dysart, p. 38), Margaret Keddie in Falsyde, parish of Roberton, 1623 (Lanark CR.), Dorathia Kadie, heir of Alexander Kadie, tailor in Edinburgh, 1616 (Inquis.
Read More About This SurnameKiddy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 936 | 1:387,242 | 34,088 |
| England | 412 | 1:135,238 | 13,274 |
| Nigeria | 204 | 1:868,347 | 37,996 |
| Australia | 179 | 1:150,814 | 15,978 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 252 | 1:96,728 | 9,867 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 99 | 1:507,259 | 35,553 |
Kiddy (979) may also be a first name.
Kiddy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The ship of John Kede, a Scotsman, was wrecked at Holkham, Norfolk, England, in 1388 (Bain, IV, 381). John Kady in record in Dysart, 1577 (Dysart, p. 38), Margaret Keddie in Falsyde, parish of Roberton, 1623 (Lanark CR.), Dorathia Kadie, heir of Alexander Kadie, tailor in Edinburgh, 1616 (Inquis., 629), and James Keadie, hatmaker there in 1635 (Edinb. Marr.). David Kedie in Weyms, 1630, James Keddie was bewitched there in 1639, and Robert Keddie was elder in Dysart, 1641 (PBK., p. 14,141, 209). Alexander Ceddy was fined for "straicks and ryot" in 1664 (Stitchill, p. 31), and Donald Kedde in Moy, Caithness, to be apprehended as a rebel in 1670 (RPC., 3. ser. III, p. 194). From (Mac)keddie, which see. The name of John Kede (1388) probably from another source.
Kiddy Demographics
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Kiddy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiddy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiddy occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiddy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 204,371st most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,584,627 people. The last name Kiddy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Kiddy are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kiddy is also the 257,484th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 979 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 936 people, or 1 in 387,242. In The United States Kiddy is most common in: Mississippi, where 15 percent live, Tennessee, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Kiddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kiddy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kiddy last name rose 945 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kiddy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kiddy last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kiddy last name are 21.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.46% registered to vote for the party.
Kiddy earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $44,417 USD per year.
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