Kidston Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kidston Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Kidston = Cydd’s Estate [Old English tún]

Kidston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2441:110,63812,326
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Canada1151:320,39629,368
England521:1,071,50151,923
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Wales41:773,63329,106
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland731:51,2773,490
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kidston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Kidston = Cydd’s Estate [Old English tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kidston Last Name Facts

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

Kidston has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 490,615th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,796,364 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Kidston are found; 42 percent are found in Australasia and 42 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Kidston is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 110,638. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 52 percent live, Queensland, where 33 percent live and Victoria, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Australia it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Kidston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kidston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kidston surname grew 1,293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kidston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kidston are 22.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kidston earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $45,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $50,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kidstone931/
Kidsten8610/
Katiston800/
Kitisaton751/
Kidhastan751/
Kichton7178/
Godston7130/
Gadston7116/
Kitsten711/
Kadsten711/
Cadston710/
Kitchton6714/
Godstone679/
Gadstone676/
Kitsatan674/
Kitsthan674/
Ketsaton671/
Gadstony671/
Kadestin671/
Kadesten671/
Kedestin671/
Goodston671/
Ghadston670/
Kiztan621/
Kecton620/
Kichtan579/
Cutston570/

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