Kidney Surname

142,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kidney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. An imitative corruption of Gidney, which see. A good example of the principle laid down in this dictionary; compare Kilby and Gilbey.

1393. Buried — John Kidney, or Kydney: St.

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Kidney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5951:227,24721,955
Ireland4991:9,4371,274
England3511:158,74114,915
Canada2411:152,88615,553
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Northern Ireland721:25,6262,839
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Israel411:208,72320,048
Wales251:123,7819,267
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
Estonia81:165,22626,217
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
India51:153,413,076951,030
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4281:10,3501,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2751:88,6389,253
Scotland641:58,4883,746
Wales231:68,1923,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8121:61,8466,779

Kidney (186) may also be a first name.

Kidney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. An imitative corruption of Gidney, which see. A good example of the principle laid down in this dictionary; compare Kilby and Gilbey.

1393. Buried — John Kidney, or Kydney: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1665. Married — Thomas Kidney and Mary Vellis: ibid.

Private Kidney (Lancashire) scored high in the first stage of the Queen's Prize at Wimbledon, July 10, 1888 (v. Daily Papers).

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

(English) 1 Dweller at Cydda’s Island or Waterside [Anglo-Saxon *Cyddan-íg-Cyddan-, genit. of Cydda + íg, island, &c.] 2 for Gidney = Gedney, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A synonym, by pseudo-translation, of Duane: q.v., mainly found in Co. Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Kidney Last Name Facts

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

Kidney (Arabic: كلويا) is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kidney is the 142,011th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,323,835 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Kidney are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kidney is also the 667,122nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 186 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,595 people, or 1 in 227,247. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 5 percent reside, California, where 5 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 16 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Kidney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kidney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kidney last name expanded 196 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 117 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kidney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kidney last name is principally Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kidney surname are 15.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kidney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.77% less than the national average, earning R 88,476 per year; in United States they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $42,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $49,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiddney9228/
Kaidney921/
Kidne919/
Kidny911/
Kedney83237/
Kidnie8399/
Kidnay8315/
Kydney839/
Kidnee838/
Cidney837/
Kidnet836/
Kidnae832/
Kudney832/
Kidnne831/
Kidnoy830/
Kednney778/
Keidnoy774/
Kidinne771/
Kiednoy771/
Keidner771/
Kaidnoy771/
Keydney771/
Kaidene771/
Kiddner771/
Quidney770/
Kidni7362/
Kidna733/
Kedne733/
Kedny733/
Kudne732/
Cidne731/
Cidny730/
Cudney671,808/
Kidniz679/
Kednay677/
Kudniy674/
Keadneych673/
Cidnay672/
Qaidny672/
Kudnyi671/
Khudny671/
Kidnau671/
Keadne671/
Kednue671/
Keddny671/
Kidnap671/
Kidnai671/
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Kidney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kidney in the Arabic language
كلوياklwya-

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